Pristodus Davis 1883 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Pristodontidae

Parent taxon: Pristodontidae according to M. Ginter et al. 2010

See also Jordan 1963, Lund 1989, Sepkoski 2002, Woodward 1889 and Zangerl 1981

Sister taxa: Calopodus, Davodus, Megactenopetalus, Peripristis, Petalorhynchus, Siksika, Hoplodus, Diodontopsodus

Subtaxa: Pristodus benniei Pristodus concinnus Pristodus falcatus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections including 7 occurrences

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