†Caseodus Zangerl 1981 (chimaera)
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Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Caseodontidae
Full reference: R. Zangerl. 1981. Chondrichthyes I: Paleozoic Elasmobranchii. Handbook of Paleoichthyology 3a
Parent taxon: Caseodontidae according to M. Ginter et al. 2010
See also Mutter and Neuman 2008, Sepkoski 2002 and Zangerl 1981
Sister taxa: Erikodus, Fadenia, Ornithoprion, Pirodus, Romerodus
Subtaxa: Caseodus basalis Caseodus eatoni Caseodus varidentis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (1: British Columbia collection)
• Carboniferous of United States (4: Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, South Dakota)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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