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Eugeneodus

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Extinct genus of cartilaginous fish

Eugeneodus
Temporal range: Carboniferous 315–307 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: †Eugeneodontiformes
Family: †Eugeneodontidae
Genus: †Eugeneodus
Zangerl, 1981
Species
  • †E. richardsoni Zangerl, 1981

Eugeneodus is an extinct genus of eugeneodontid holocephalian from the Carboniferous of North America, specifically the Staunton Formation of Indiana. A single species, E. richardsoni, is described, and both the genus and species name honor Eugene S. Richardson Jr. It is the type genus of the order Eugeneodontida.

References

  1. "Eugeneodus". Mindat.org. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  2. "PBDB Taxon". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  3. Ewing, Susan (2017). Resurrecting the shark: a scientific obsession and the Mavericks who solved the mystery a 270 million year old fossil. New York London: Pegasus Books. ISBN 978-1-68177-343-8.
Taxon identifiers
Eugeneodus


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