†Peripristis St. John 1870 (chimaera)
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Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Pristodontidae
Parent taxon: Pristodontidae according to M. Ginter et al. 2010
See also Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Lund 1989, Sepkoski 2002 and Zangerl 1981
Sister taxa: Calopodus, Davodus, Megactenopetalus, Petalorhynchus, Pristodus, Siksika, Hoplodus, Diodontopsodus
Subtaxa: Peripristis semicircularis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (9: Kentucky, Nebraska, New Mexico collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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