Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Edaphodontidae
Synonyms: Edaphodon gaskillii Cope 1875, Edaphodon monolophus Cope 1869, Ischyodus gaskillii Cope 1875, Ischyodus monolophus Cope 1869
Full reference: J. Leidy. 1856. Notices of remains of extinct vertebrated animals of New Jersey, collected by Prof. Cook of the State Geological Survey under the direction of Dr. W. Kitchell. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8:220-221
Belongs to Edaphodon according to D. J. Cicimurri and J. A. Ebersole 2014
See also Applegate 1970, Cope 1869, Fowler 1911, Hay 1902, Leidy 1856, Leidy 1873, Rapp 1946 and Thurmond and Jones 1981
Sister taxa: Edaphodon agassizi, Edaphodon antwerpiensis, Edaphodon barberi, Edaphodon crassus, Edaphodon divaricatus, Edaphodon eocaenus, Edaphodon eurygnathus, Edaphodon fecundus, Edaphodon hesperis, Edaphodon incrassatus, Edaphodon kawai, Edaphodon laminosus, Edaphodon laterigerus, Edaphodon latidens, Edaphodon leptognathus, Edaphodon mantellii, Edaphodon miersii, Edaphodon mirabilis, Edaphodon reedi, Edaphodon sedgwicki, Edaphodon smockii, Edaphodon snowhillensis, Edaphodon solidulus, Edaphodon stenobryus, Edaphodon sweeti, Edaphodon tripartitus
Type specimens:
- Edaphodon mirificus: Its type locality is Green Sand of New Jersey, which is in a Maastrichtian/Danian coastal sandstone in the Hornerstown Formation of New Jersey
- Ischyodus gaskillii:
- Ischyodus monolophus: Its type locality is Barnsboro "greensand" (Hornerstown), which is in a Maastrichtian marginal marine horizon in the Hornerstown Formation of New Jersey.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (1: Mississippi collection)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (2: New Jersey)
• Cretaceous of United States (5: Alabama, New Jersey)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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