Chondrichthyes

Full reference: S. M. Daymond. 1999. Gondwanodus irwinensis gen. et sp. nov., a new elasmobranch from the Early Permian (late Sakmarian) Fossil Cliff member of the Holmwood Shale, Perth Basin, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 19:371-378

Parent taxon: Elasmobranchii according to S. M. Daymond 1999

Sister taxa: Amelacanthus, Annulicorona, Antarctilamniformes, Aporomicrodus, Arduodens, Carcharopsis, Carinasubcorona, Celtiberina, Cestraciontidae, Changxingselache, Cladodontomorphi, Cladodontomorphii, Cladodus hassiacus, Cladodus wildungensis, Cladoselachida, Cladoselachii, Complanicorona, Coniunctio, Coronodontida, Eunemacanthus, Euselachiformes, Euselachii, Fragilicorona, Galeiformes, Glabrisubcorona, Ichthyodorulites, Kannathalepididae, Labascicorona, Labrilancea, Leonodus, Lesnilomia, Listracanthidae, Lobaticorona, Meishanselache, Minuticorona, Myliobatiformes, Omalodontiformes, Oniscina, Ornathiliabrilance, Ornatilabrilancea, Orodontida, Osteodonti, Parvicorona, Parvidiabolus, Parviscapha, Phoebodontiformes, Physonemus, Plagiostomi, Platylithophycus, Pleuracanthidae, Pleuracanthodii, Pristiorajea, Proselachii, Protodontidae, Raineria, Rosaodus, Rugosicorona, Sacrisubcorona, Selachii, Selachimorpha, Serratocorona, Siamodus, Suaviloquentia, Undulaticorona, Xenacanthida, Xenacanthimorpha

Subtaxa: Gondwanodus irwinensis

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Type: Gondwanodus irwinensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Fossil Cliff, 8.5-9.5 m, Irwin River (Permian of Australia)

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