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†Thaumatacanthus Waagen 1880 (cartilaginous fish)

Chondrichthyes

Full reference: W. H. Waagen. 1880. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part II. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(2):73-183

Parent taxon: Chondrichthyes according to W. H. Waagen 1880

See also Jordan 1963

Sister taxa: Altholepidiformes, Antarctilamniformes, Bandringidae, Bradyodontida, Cladoselachimorpha, Clamydoselachidae, Ctenacanthimorpha, Ctenoptychius ordii, Desmiodontida, Doliodus, Duplisuggestus, Elegestolepidida, Eucentrurus, Euselachii, Fasciodus, Geisacanthus, Gladbachus, Gogoselachus, Gracilisuggestus, Holocephali, Holocephalimorpha, Iniopterygia, Kathemacanthidae, Leonotus, Machichnus, Mongolepidida, Mongolepidiformes, Obtusacanthus, Omalodontiformes, Palaeospondylidae, Phoebodontiformes, Plesioselachus, Polymerolepidiformes, Polysentoridae, Proprigalea, Protodontidae, Ptomacanthus, Pucapampellidae, Pucapumpella, Qianodus, Rhinobatiformes, Shenacanthus, Simmorius, Sinacanthida, Subterbranchialia, Wellingtonellidae, Xenacanthimorpha, Yuanolepis

Subtaxa: Thaumatacanthus blanfordi

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kiri, uppermost Productus Limestone, Khisor Range (Permian of Pakistan)

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