Caseodus

Caseodus
Temporal range: Carboniferous–Lower Triassic 355–247.2 Ma
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Subclass:
Holocephali
Order:
†Eugeneodontiformes
Family:
†Caseodontidae
Genus:
†Caseodus

Zangerl, 1981

Caseodus is an extinct genus of eugeneodont from the Carboniferous of the United States (Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, South Dakota) and the Lower Triassic of Canada (British Columbia). It was medium-sized, measuring just 1–1.5 m (3.3–4.9 ft) in length. It is one of the few eugeneodont taxa that survived the Permian–Triassic extinction event.

Caseodus is named after paleoichthyologist Gerald Case.

Species

References

  1. ↑ "Caseodus, Fossilworks".
  2. 1 2 "New eugeneodontid sharks from the Lower Triassic Sulphur Mountain Formation of Western Canada". Fishes and the Break-up of Pangaea.
  3. ↑ R., Zangerl (1981). "Handbook of paleoichthyology, Vol. 3A. Chondrichthyes I (Paleozoic elasmobranchii)". Gustav Fischer. ISBN 3-437-30337-6. OCLC 1116152115.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)