†Ganodus dentatus Egerton 1847 (plownose chimaera)
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Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Callorhinchidae
Belongs to Ganodus according to A. S. Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Chimaera (Ganodus) colei, Chimaera (Ganodus) curvidens, Chimaera (Ganodus) neglecta, Chimaera (Ganodus) owenii, Chimaera (Ganodus) rugulosa, Ganodus oweni, Ganodus rugulosus
Type specimen: BMNH P.614, a tooth (left mandibular). Its type locality is Stonesfield Slate, near Oxford (BMNH fish), which is in a Bathonian marine slate in the United Kingdom.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Stonesfield Slate, near Oxford (BMNH fish)
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