as the superorder Cladodontomorphi. The skinny teeth would puncture and grasp the prey, keeping it from wriggling free.

Because the most common fossil evidence of cartilaginous fish is teeth, this term is also used for the fossilised teeth themselves.

History

The earliest known shark, Cladoselache, was a cladodont existing about 370 million years ago. It had the typical cladodont