Sandalodus is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish from the Carboniferous period.[1] It was named by Newberry and Worthen in 1866.[2]

Sandalodus
Temporal range: Carboniferous
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Sandalodus

Newberry & Worthen, 1866

Eastman 1903 gave Cochliodontidae as the parent taxon[3]: 196  while Sepkoski 2002 suggested Holocephali.[4]

Species

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  • Sandalodus carbonarius[3]: 181 
  • Sandalodus complanatus[3]: 198 
  • Sandalodus laevissimus[3]: 196–197 

Sources

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  1. ^ Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 207)
  2. ^ Worthen, A. H. (1866). Vol II: Palaeontology. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d Eastman, C. R. (July 1903). "Carboniferous Fishes from the Central Western States". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology (39): 163–226. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  4. ^ Sepkoski, J. J. Jr. (16 September 2002). Jablonski, D.; Foote, M. (eds.). "A Compendium of Fossil Marine Genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology (363). Paleontological Research Institution. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
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