Petalodus arcuatus St. John 1870 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae

Alternative combination: Chomatodus arcuatus

Full reference: O. St. John. 1870. Descriptions of fossil fishes from the upper Coal-Measures of Nebraska. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 11(81):431-437

Belongs to Petalodus according to C. R. Eastman 1903

See also Hay 1902 and St. John 1870

Sister taxa: Petalodus acuminatus, Petalodus allegheniensis, Petalodus curtus, Petalodus davisii, Petalodus flabellula, Petalodus grandis, Petalodus hastingsiae, Petalodus hybridus, Petalodus jewetti, Petalodus knappi, Petalodus linguifer, Petalodus ohioensis, Petalodus proximus, Petalodus sagittatus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Nebraska City section, Upper Coal Measures, which is in a Kasimovian marine horizon in Nebraska

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (1: Kansas collection)

• Carboniferous of United States (2: Nebraska)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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