Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Edaphodontidae
Alternative combinations: Chimaera (Ischyodon) agassizii, Chimaera agassizii, Edaphodon agassizii
Belongs to Edaphodon according to W. F. Rapp 1946
See also Agassiz 1837, Agassiz 1843, Buckland 1835 and Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Edaphodon antwerpiensis, Edaphodon barberi, Edaphodon crassus, Edaphodon divaricatus, Edaphodon eocaenus, Edaphodon eurygnathus, Edaphodon fecundus, Edaphodon hesperis, Edaphodon incrassatus, Edaphodon kawai, Edaphodon laminosus, Edaphodon laterigerus, Edaphodon latidens, Edaphodon leptognathus, Edaphodon mantellii, Edaphodon miersii, Edaphodon mirabilis, Edaphodon mirificus, Edaphodon reedi, Edaphodon sedgwicki, Edaphodon smockii, Edaphodon snowhillensis, Edaphodon solidulus, Edaphodon stenobryus, Edaphodon sweeti, Edaphodon tripartitus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (1: New Jersey collection)
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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