Chomatodus (from Greek: χωμα choma, 'mound' and Greek: ὀδούς odoús 'tooth')[1] is a prehistoric cartilaginous fish genus.

Chomatodus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: Petalodontiformes
Family: Petalodontidae
Genus: Chomatodus
Agassiz, 1838
Species

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Species edit

  • Chomatodus affinis Newberry & Worthen, 1866
  • Chomatodus angulatus Newberry & Worthen, 1866
  • Chomatodus angustus Newberry, 1879
  • Chomatodus arcuatus St. John, 1870
  • Chomatodus chesterensis St. John & Worthen, 1875
  • Chomatodus comptus St. John & Worthen, 1875
  • Chomatodus costatus Newberry & Worthen, 1866
  • Chomatodus cultellus Anonymous author(s)
  • Chomatodus davisi Woodward, 1889
  • Chomatodus dentatus Anonymous author(s)
  • Chomatodus elegans Newberry & Worthen, 1866 Remains have been found in Keokuk Limestone, Keokuk, Iowa, United States.[2][3]
  • Chomatodus gracillimus Newberry & Worthen, 1866
  • Chomatodus inconstans St. John & Worthen, 1875
  • Chomatodus incrassatus Anonymous author(s)
  • Chomatodus insignis Leidy, 1857
  • Chomatodus lamelliformis Davis, 1884
  • Chomatodus lanesvillensis Anonymous author(s)
  • Chomatodus linearis Agassiz, 1843
  • Chomatodus loriformis Anonymous author(s)
  • Chomatodus molaris Newberry & Worthen, 1866
  • Chomatodus newberryi Anonymous author(s)
  • Chomatodus parallelus Anonymous author(s)
  • Chomatodus piasaensis Anonymous author(s)
  • Chomatodus ponticulus Anonymous author(s)
  • Chomatodus pusillus Newberry & Worthen, 1866
  • Chomatodus selliformis Anonymous author(s)
  • Chomatodus varsouviensis Anonymous author(s)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Roberts, George (1839). An etymological and explanatory dictionary of the terms and language of geology. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. p. 30. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Paleontology Of Illinois. p.86". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  3. ^ Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America, Number 179. Oliver Perry Hay at Google Books

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