Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Janassidae

Full reference: J. M. Hodnett, R. Toomey, R. Olson, J. S. Tweet, and V. L. Santucci. 2023. Janassid petalodonts (Chondrichthyes, Petalodontiformes, Janassidae) from the middle Mississippian (Viséan) Ste. Genevieve Formation, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, USA. Historical Biology 36(9):1783-1792

Belongs to Strigilodus according to J. M. Hodnett et al. 2023

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MACA 62166, a tooth (symphyseal tooth). Its type locality is Mammoth Cave National Park, Joppa member, Ste Genevieve, which is in a Visean reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/limestone in the Ste. Genevieve Formation of Kentucky.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Mammoth Cave National Park, Joppa member, Ste Genevieve

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