†Caseodus basalis Cope 1894 (chimaera)
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Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Caseodontidae
Alternative combinations: Campodus basalis, Orodus basalis
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1894. New and little known Paleozoic and Mesozoic fishes. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia (Series 2) 9:427-448
Belongs to Caseodus according to R. Zangerl 1981
See also Cope 1894 and Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Caseodus eatoni, Caseodus varidentis
Type specimen: FMNH UF 575, a partial skeleton (head and shoulder regions)
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Court Creek, near Galesburg (Carboniferous of Illinois)
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