Gondwanodus irwinensis Daymond 1999 (elasmobranch)

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

Belongs to Gondwanodus according to S. M. Daymond 1999

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: WAM 98.7.1, a tooth. Its type locality is Fossil Cliff, 8.5-9.5 m, Irwin River, which is in a Sakmarian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Holmwood Formation of Australia.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Fossil Cliff, 8.5-9.5 m, Irwin River

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