†Peripristis St. John 1870 (chimaera)
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Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Pristodontidae
Parent taxon: Pristodontidae according to M. Ginter et al. 2010
See also Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Lund 1989, Sepkoski 2002 and Zangerl 1981
Sister taxa: Calopodus, Davodus, Megactenopetalus, Petalorhynchus, Pristodus, Siksika, Diodontopsodus, Hoplodus
Subtaxa: Peripristis semicircularis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Virgilian of United States (1: New Mexico collection)
• Carboniferous of United States (7: Nebraska, New Mexico)
• Mississippian of United States (1: Kentucky)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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