†Elasmodus hunteri Egerton 1843 (plownose chimaera)
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Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Callorhynchidae
Synonym: Psaliodus compressus Agassiz 1843
Belongs to Elasmodus according to A. O. Averianov 2001
See also Casier 1946, Cassier 1966, Cvancara and Hoganson 1993 and Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Elasmodus avirostrus, Elasmodus greenoughi, Elasmodus kempi, Elasmodus khosatzkyi, Elasmodus rossicus, Elasmodus sinzovi, Elasmodus tsheganicus, Elasmodus zharyk
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Maryland)
• Paleogene of Ukraine (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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