Dwykaselachus Oelofsen 1986 (cartilaginous fish)

Chondrichthyes - Symmoriiformes

Full reference: B. Oelofsen. 1986. A fossil shark neurocranium from the Permo-Carboniferous (lowermost Ecca Formation) of South Africa. Indo-Pacific Fish Biology: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Indo-Pacific Fishes 107-124

Parent taxon: Symmoriiformes according to B. Oelofsen 1986

Sister taxa: Denaeidae, Falcatidae, Ferromirum, Kawichthys, Kungurodus, Stemmatias, Symmoriidae

Subtaxa: Dwykaselachus oosthuizeni

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Dwykaselachus type locality (inferred) (Permian of South Africa)

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