Cestraciontidae

/ˌsɛstrəʃɔnˈtaɪdiː/ noun

Definition

An extinct family of shark-like fish that lived during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras.

Etymology

From cestracion + the family suffix -idae, following Linnaean biological classification for grouping related species.

Kelly Says

Cestraciontidae persisted for over 200 million years—longer than dinosaurs ruled Earth—yet no human has ever seen one alive because they went extinct 66 million years ago!

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