Lissodus africanus Broom 1913

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes

Alternative combination: Hybodus africanus

Full reference: R. Broom. 1913. The fossil fishes of the Upper Karroo Beds of South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 7:251-269

Belongs to Lissodus according to M. Duncan 2004

See also Biddle 1993, Broom 1913 and Maisey 1987

Sister taxa: Lissodus angulatus, Lissodus bartheli, Lissodus cassangensis, Lissodus cristatus, Lissodus guenneguesi, Lissodus hasleensis, Lissodus johnsonorum, Lissodus leiodus, Lissodus leiopleurus, Lissodus lepagei, Lissodus levis, Lissodus minimus, Lissodus wardi, Lissodus xiushuiensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Bekkers Kraal, which is in a Triassic terrestrial sandstone in South Africa

Distribution:

• Triassic of Poland (1 collection), South Africa (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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