Elasmodus Egerton (plownose chimaera)

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

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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

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