Copodontidae
| Copodontidae Temporal range: | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | †Copodontiformes Obruchev. 1953 |
| Family: | †Copodontidae Davis, 1883 |
| Type genus | |
| Copodus Morris and Roberts, 1862 | |
| Type species | |
| Psammodus cornatus Davis, 1843 | |
| Genera | |
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Copodontidae is an extinct family of holocephalans (historically referred to as bradyodonts) known from the Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian periods. It is the only family of the order Copodontiformes. The order and family are named for the type genus, Copodus.