†Mylognathus Leidy 1856 (chimaera)
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Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Chimaeridae
Full reference: J. Leidy. 1856. Notices of Extinct Vertebrata Discovered by Dr. F. V. Hayden, during the Expedition to the Sioux Country under the Command of Lieut. G. K. Warren. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8:311-312
Parent taxon: Chimaeridae according to O. P. Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Bryactinus, Canadodus, Chimaera, Elasmodectes, Hedronchus, Hydrolagus, Isotaenia, Leptomylus, Similihariotta, Sphagepoea
Subtaxa: Mylognathus priscus
Type: Mylognathus priscus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Mylognathus in the database
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