Family Rhinochimaeridae (chimaera)
Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Rhinochimaeridae
Alternative spelling: Rhinchochimaeridae
Parent taxon: Chimaeroidei according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2022
See also Jordan 1963, Nelson et al. 2016 and Werdelin 1986
Sister taxa: Anteliochimaera, Callorhinchidae, Callorhinchoidea, Chalcodus, Chimaeroidea, Eomanodon
Subtaxa: Amylodon Harriotta Rhinochimaera
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (1), the Russian Federation (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence