†Peltodus Newberry and Worthen 1870 (chimaera)
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Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae
Parent taxon: Petalodontidae according to W. M. Itano 2023
See also Hay 1902 and Jordan 1963
Sister taxa: Antliodus, Chomatodus, Glossodus, Glyphanodus, Harpacodus, Itapyrodus, Lisgodus, Neopetalodus, Petalodus, Polyrhizodus, Strigilina, Tanaodus
Subtaxa: Peltodus plicomphalus Peltodus pulvinulus Peltodus quadratus Peltodus transversus Peltodus unguiformis
Type: Peltodus unguiformis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Big Popo Agie Canyon, near Lander (Permian of Wyoming)
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