Deltodus mercurei Newberry 1876 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae

Alternative combination: Deltodus mercurii

Belongs to Deltodus according to M. B. Koot et al. 2013

See also Branson 1916 and Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Deltodus alatus, Deltodus angularis, Deltodus cinctulus, Deltodus cinctus, Deltodus cingulatus, Deltodus concha, Deltodus contortus, Deltodus costatus, Deltodus fasciatus, Deltodus gibbus, Deltodus grandis, Deltodus inornatus, Deltodus intermedius, Deltodus latior, Deltodus littoni, Deltodus obliquus, Deltodus parvus, Deltodus planidens, Deltodus powellii, Deltodus propinquus, Deltodus rugosus, Deltodus spatulatus, Deltodus sublaevis, Deltodus trilobus, Deltodus undulatus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of Oman (5 collections), United States (2: Wyoming)

• Atokan of United States (1: Arizona)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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