Angustidontidae
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| Angustidontidae Temporal range: Frasnian-Early Carboniferous,
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| File:Angustidontus seriatus.png | |
| Reconstruction of Angustidontus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | †Angustidontida Gueriau, Charbonnier & Clément, 2014 |
| Family: | †Angustidontidae Cooper, 1936 |
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Angustidontidae is an extinct family of eucarid crustaceans and the sole representatives of the order Angustidontida. They were predators ranging in size from about 4 to 9 cm (1.6 to 3.5 in) in length and lived during the Late Devonian and Early Carboniferous periods.[1]
They were some of the earliest Eucarids to develop maxillipeds, modified from the first or second thoracopods.[1] They were originally considered eurypterids, but later their possible relationship with decapods was established.[1][2]
References
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