Glossodus M'Coy 1848 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae

Parent taxon: Petalodontidae according to A. S. Woodward 1889

See also Jordan 1963

Sister taxa: Antliodus, Chomatodus, Glyphanodus, Harpacodus, Itapyrodus, Lisgodus, Neopetalodus, Peltodus, Petalodus, Polyrhizodus, Strigilina, Tanaodus

Subtaxa: Glossodus heckelii Glossodus lingusbovis Glossodus marginatus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Italy (1 collection)

• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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