Canadodus

Canadodus
Temporal range: Chattian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

References

  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. Bibcode:2020JVPal..40E2275P. doi:10.1080/02724634.2020.1772275. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 6 February 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.