†Amylodon karamysh Averianov and Popov 1995 (chimaera)
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Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Rhinochimaeridae
Full reference: A. Averianov and E. Popov. 1995. A new species of chimaeroid fish from the Upper Cretaceous of the Saratov region, Russia. Palaeontology 38:659-664
Belongs to Amylodon according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2022
See also Averianov and Popov 1995
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SSU N 154/109, a tooth (left mandibular dental plate). Its type locality is Shirokii Karamysh 2 (bed 2), which is in a Campanian shoreface sandstone in the Rybushka Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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