†Petrodus patelliformis McCoy 1848 (elasmobranch)
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Chondrichthyes - Symmoriiformes - Symmoriidae
Synonyms: Petrodus buttersi Newberry 1889, Petrodus occidentalis Newberry and Worthen 1866
Belongs to Petrodus according to S. A. Hamm and D. J. Cicimurri 2005
See also Cicimurri and Fahrenbach 2002, Elliott et al. 2004, Hay 1902, Itano et al. 2003, Lucas and Estep 2000 and M'Coy 1855
Sister taxa: Petrodus acutus, Petrodus pustulosus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (1 collection), United States (6: Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, New Mexico, South Dakota)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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