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: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | †Cochliodontiformes |
| Family: | †Cochliodontidae |
| Genus: | †Sandalodus Newberry & Worthen, 1866 |
Eastman 1903 gave Cochliodontidae as the parent taxon[3]: 196 while Sepkoski 2002 suggested Holocephali.[4]
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edit- ↑ Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 207)
- ↑ Worthen, A. H. (1866). Vol II: Palaeontology. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 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.
- ↑ 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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