†Cobelodus knightianus Cope 1891 (cartilaginous fish)
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Chondrichthyes - Symmoriiformes - Symmoriidae
Alternative combinations: Cladodus knightianus, Styptobasis knightiana
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1891. On the characters of some Paleozoic fishes. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 14:447-463
Belongs to Cobelodus according to A. O. Ivanov 2017
See also Eastman 1903, Hay 1902 and Zangerl 1973
Sister taxon: Cobelodus aculeatus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Blue Springs section, bed 8, which is in an Artinskian carbonate limestone in the Barneston Formation of Nebraska
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Blue Springs section, bed 8
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