Full reference: P. S. Andreev, I. J. Sansom, Q. Li, W. Zhao, J. Wang, C. Wang, L. Peng, L. Jia, T. Qiao and M. Zhu. 2022. The oldest gnathostome teeth. Nature 609(7929):964-968
Parent taxon: Chondrichthyes according to P. S. Andreev et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Altholepidiformes, Antarctilamniformes, Bandringidae, Bradyodontida, Cladoselachimorpha, Clamydoselachidae, Ctenacanthimorpha, Ctenoptychius ordii, Desmiodontida, Doliodus, Duplisuggestus, Elasmobranchii, Elegestolepidida, Eucentrurus, Fasciodus, Geisacanthus, Gladbachus, Gogoselachus, Gracilisuggestus, Holocephali, Holocephalimorpha, Iniopterygia, Karksilepis, Kathemacanthidae, Leonotus, Machichnus, Mongolepidida, Mongolepidiformes, Obtusacanthus, Omalodontiformes, Palaeospondylidae, Phoebodontiformes, Plesioselachus, Polymerolepidiformes, Polysentoridae, Proprigalea, Protodontidae, Ptomacanthus, Pucapampellidae, Pucapumpella, Rhinobatiformes, Shenacanthus, Simmorius, Sinacanthida, Subterbranchialia, Thaumatacanthus, Wellingtonellidae, Xenacanthimorpha, Yuanolepis
Subtaxa: Qianodus duplicis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Shiqian–Tunping section, near Leijiatun village (Silurian of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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