Caseodus Zangerl 1981 (chimaera)

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

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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

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