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Chimaeridae
Taxonomy
Chimaeridae is a family. It is extant. Its type is Chimaera.
It was assigned to Holocephali by Rapp (1946); to Chimaeroidei by Woodward (1891) and Jordan (1963); to Holocephali by Leriche (1942), Casier (1946) and Cassier (1966); to Chimaerina by Zangerl (1981); to Chondrichthyes by Martin and Crame (2006); to Chimaeriformes by Underwood (2002) and Kent (2018); and to Chimaeroidea by Hay (1902), Nelson (2006), Nelson et al. (2016) and Popov et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Holocephali by Rapp (1946); to Chimaeroidei by Woodward (1891) and Jordan (1963); to Holocephali by Leriche (1942), Casier (1946) and Cassier (1966); to Chimaerina by Zangerl (1981); to Chondrichthyes by Martin and Crame (2006); to Chimaeriformes by Underwood (2002) and Kent (2018); and to Chimaeroidea by Hay (1902), Nelson (2006), Nelson et al. (2016) and Popov et al. (2020).
Subtaxa
Bryactinus, Canadodus, Chimaera (type genus), Elasmodectes, Hedronchus, Hydrolagus, Isotaenia, Leptomylus, Mylognathus, Similihariotta, Sphagepoea
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1891 | Chimaeridae Woodward p. 52 |
| 1902 | Chimaeridae Hay p. 323 |
| 1942 | Chimaeridae Leriche p. 36 |
| 1946 | Chimaeridae Casier p. 111 |
| 1946 | Chimaeridae Rapp p. 511 |
| 1963 | Chimaeridae Jordan p. 606 |
| 1966 | Chimaeridae Cassier p. 98 |
| 1981 | Chimaeridae Zangerl p. 50 |
| 2002 | Chimaeridae Underwood |
| 2006 | Chimaeridae Martin and Crame p. 113 |
| 2006 | Chimaeridae Nelson p. 46 |
| 2016 | Chimaeridae Nelson et al. p. 53 |
| 2018 | Chimaeridae Kent p. 55 |
| 2020 | Chimaeridae Popov et al. p. 5 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Chimaeridae
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G. Chimaera Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. †Chimaera (Ischyodon) Agassiz 1843
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†Chimaera (Ischyodon) beaumontii Agassiz 1843
†Chimaera (Ischyodon) brevirostris Agassiz 1843
†Chimaera (Ischyodon) dufrenoyi Agassiz 1843
†Chimaera (Ischyodon) dutertrii Agassiz 1843
†Chimaera (Ischyodon) emarginata Agassiz 1843
†Chimaera (Ischyodon) helvetica Agassiz 1843
†Chimaera (Ischyodon) johnsonii Agassiz 1843
†Chimaera (Ischyodon) tessoni Buckland 1835
†Ischyodon bucklandi Agassiz 1843
Subg. †Chimaera (Psittacodon) Agassiz 1843
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†Chimaera (Psittacodon) falcata Agassiz 1843
†Chimaera (Psittacodon) mantellii Buckland 1835
†Chimaera (Psittacodon) psttacina Agassiz 1843
†Chimaera furcata Fritsch 1878
†Chimaera pliocenica Woodward 1891
†Chimaera venablesae Cassier 1966
G. †Hedronchus Cope 1876
G. †Hydrolagus Gill 1862
G. †Leptomylus Cope 1869
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†Leptomylus cookii Cope 1870
†Leptomylus densus Cope 1869
†Leptomylus forfex Cope 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Moscovian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 315.20000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 307.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 307.0 Ma
Collections (31 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moscovian | USA (Illinois) | Similihariotta dabasinskasi (132078) | |
| Angulata | France (Lorraine) | Chimaera johnsonii (53947) | |
| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Elasmodectes avitus (154138) | |
| Albian | Switzerland | Ischyodon thurmanni (2167) | |
| Albian - Cenomanian | Russian Federation (Voronezh) | Chimaeridae indet. (92416) | |
| Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian | Australia (Queensland) | Chimaeridae indet. (89951) | |
| Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian | Russian Federation (Belgorod) | Chimaeridae indet. (32314) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | Russian Federation (Volgograd) | Elasmodectes kiprijanoffi, Chimaeridae indet. (92399) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | USA (Utah) | Chimaeridae indet. (167421 167424 167492 167496 167502 167503 167518 167522 167526 167528 167529 167530) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Russian Federation (Volgograd) | C. sp. (142787) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (New Jersey) | Leptomylus forfex (48570) | |
| Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | Chimaera venablesae (13299) | |
| Lutetian - Bartonian | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | Chimaera seymouriensis (53666) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | France | Chimaeridae indet. (69805) | |
| MP 22 | Germany | Chimaera gosseleti (46097) | |
| Rupelian | Germany | Chimaera gosseleti (46096) | |
| Rupelian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Chimaeroidei indet. (68021) | |
| Chattian | Canada (British Columbia) | Canadodus suntoki (63087) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene | Costa Rica (Limón) | Chimaera sp. (220760) | |
| Zanclean | USA (California) | Chimaeridae indet. (50068) |