Thelodus

Thelodus
Temporal range:
Life restorations of T. parvidens (large dark thelodonts) and Loganellia (small yellow thelodont)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Agnatha
Class: Thelodonti
Order: Thelodontiformes
Family: Coelolepidae
Genus: Thelodus
Agassiz, 1839
Type species
Thelodus parvidens
Synonyms
  • ?Coelolepis
  • Thelolepis
  • Pachylepis

Thelodus (from Greek: θηλή thēlḗ, 'nipple' and Greek: ὀδούς odoús, 'tooth') is an extinct genus of thelodont agnathan that lived during the Silurian period. Fossils have been found in Europe, Asia and North America.