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).[1] It was medium-sized, measuring just 1–1.5 m (3.3–4.9 ft) in length.[2] It is one of the few eugeneodont taxa that survived the Permian–Triassic extinction event.[2]

Caseodus is named after paleoichthyologist Gerald Case.[3]

Species

  • †Caseodus basalis Cope, 1894
  • †Caseodus eatoni Zangerl, 1981
  • †Caseodus varidentis Mutter & Neumann, 2008

References

  1. ↑ "Caseodus, Fossilworks".
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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.
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