†Elasmodectes Woodward 1888 (chimaera)
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Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Chimaeridae
Parent taxon: Chimaeridae according to A. S. Woodward 1891
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bryactinus, Canadodus, Chimaera, Hedronchus, Hydrolagus, Isotaenia, Leptomylus, Mylognathus, Similihariotta, Sphagepoea
Subtaxa: Elasmodectes willetti
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (1 collection)
• Jurassic of Germany (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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