Caseodus Temporal range:
Carboniferous -
Early Triassic
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Holocephali |
Order: | † Eugeneodontida |
Family: | † Caseodontidae |
Genus: | †
Caseodus Zangerl, 1981 |
Species [1] | |
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Caseodus is an extinct genus of eugeneodontid holocephalian from the Carboniferous of the United States ( Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, South Dakota) and the Early Triassic of Canada ( British Columbia). [2] It was of medium size, measuring 1–1.5 m (3.3–4.9 ft) in length. [3] [4]
Eugeneodontida are an extinct order of Chondrichthyes. They are characterized by the presence of tooth whorls. They include iconic genera, such as Helicoprion ("buzz-saw shark"), Ornithoprion, Edestus or Fadenia. Caseodus is one of the few eugeneodontid genera that survived the end-Permian mass extinction event. It is one of the last surviving genera of this clade. [4]
Caseodus is named after the late paleoichthyologist Gerard Case. [5]
Caseodus Temporal range:
Carboniferous -
Early Triassic
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---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Holocephali |
Order: | † Eugeneodontida |
Family: | † Caseodontidae |
Genus: | †
Caseodus Zangerl, 1981 |
Species [1] | |
|
Caseodus is an extinct genus of eugeneodontid holocephalian from the Carboniferous of the United States ( Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, South Dakota) and the Early Triassic of Canada ( British Columbia). [2] It was of medium size, measuring 1–1.5 m (3.3–4.9 ft) in length. [3] [4]
Eugeneodontida are an extinct order of Chondrichthyes. They are characterized by the presence of tooth whorls. They include iconic genera, such as Helicoprion ("buzz-saw shark"), Ornithoprion, Edestus or Fadenia. Caseodus is one of the few eugeneodontid genera that survived the end-Permian mass extinction event. It is one of the last surviving genera of this clade. [4]
Caseodus is named after the late paleoichthyologist Gerard Case. [5]