Chimaera venablesae Cassier 1966 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Chimaeridae

Full reference: F. C. Cassier. 1966. Faune Ichthyologique du London Clay. 1-496

Belongs to Chimaera according to F. C. Cassier 1966

Sister taxa: Chimaera (Ischyodon), Chimaera (Psittacodon), Chimaera furcata, Chimaera pliocenica

Type specimen: BMNH P 27608, a set of teeth

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Isle of Sheppey (BMNH collection) (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

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