Canadodus
Appearance
Canadodus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Holocephali |
Order: | Chimaeriformes |
Family: | Chimaeridae |
Genus: | †Canadodus |
Species: | †C. suntoki
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Binomial name | |
†Canadodus suntoki Popov et. al., 2020
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Canadodus is an extinct genus of chimaerid that inhabited British Columbia during the Oligocene epoch. It contains one species, C. suntoki.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.