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: Acanthodii, Bradyodontida, Cladoselachimorpha, Clamydoselachidae, Ctenacanthimorpha, Ctenoptychius ordii, Desmiodontida, Doliodus, Duplisuggestus, Elasmobranchii, Elegestolepis, Eucentrurus, Fasciodus, Geisacanthus, Gogoselachus, Gracilisuggestus, Holocephali, Holocephalimorpha, Iniopterygia, Kathemacanthidae, Leonotus, Machichnus, Mongolepididae, Obtusacanthus, Plesioselachus, Polymerolepidiformes, Proprigalea, Ptomacanthus, Pucapampella, Pucapumpella, Rhinobatiformes, Simmorius, Subterbranchialia

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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