Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Callorhynchidae
Alternative spelling: Chimaera (Elasmodus)
Synonym: Psaliodus Agassiz 1843
Parent taxon: Callorhynchidae according to P. L. Jambura et al. 2024
See also Averianov 2001, Casier 1946, Cassier 1966, Cvancara and Hoganson 1993, Owen 1859, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Elasmodus avirostrus Elasmodus greenoughi Elasmodus hunteri Elasmodus kempi Elasmodus khosatzkyi Elasmodus rossicus Elasmodus sinzovi Elasmodus tsheganicus Elasmodus zharyk
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene to Oligocene of Kazakhstan (1 collection)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (3)
• Paleocene of the Russian Federation (1), United States (2: Maryland, New Jersey)
• Paleogene of Ukraine (1)
• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Alberta), Kazakhstan (4), the Russian Federation (12), United States (2: Montana, North Dakota), Uzbekistan (1)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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