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Canadodus

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Canadodus
Temporal range: Chattian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Chimaeridae
Genus: Canadodus
Species:
C. suntoki
Binomial name
Canadodus suntoki
Popov et. al., 2020

Canadodus is an extinct genus of chimaerid that inhabited British Columbia during the Oligocene epoch. It contains one species, C. suntoki.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Popov, Evgeny V.; Johns, Marjorie J.; Suntok, Stephen (2 January 2020). "A New Genus of Chimaerid Fish (Holocephali, Chimaeridae) from the Upper Oligocene Sooke Formation of British Columbia, Canada". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 40 (1): e1772275. doi:10.1080/02724634.2020.1772275. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 6 February 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.