Canadodus Popov et al. 2020 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Chimaeridae

Full reference: E. V. Popov, M. J. Johns, and S. Suntok. 2020. A new genus of chimaerid fish (Holocephali, Chimaeridae) from the upper Oligocene Sooke Formation of British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1772275

Parent taxon: Chimaeridae according to E. V. Popov et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Bryactinus, Chimaera, Elasmodectes, Hedronchus, Hydrolagus, Isotaenia, Leptomylus, Mylognathus, Similihariotta, Sphagepoea

Subtaxa: Canadodus suntoki

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Type: Canadodus suntoki

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kirby Creek, east (Oligocene of British Columbia)

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