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Extinct genus of cartilaginous fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chomatodus (from Greek: χωμα choma, 'mound' and Greek: ὀδούς odoús 'tooth')[1] is a prehistoric cartilaginous fish genus.

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Chomatodus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: †Petalodontiformes
Family: †Petalodontidae
Genus: †Chomatodus
Agassiz, 1838
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  • †Chomatodus affinis Newberry & Worthen, 1866
  • †Chomatodus angulatus Newberry & Worthen, 1866
  • †Chomatodus angustus Newberry, 1879
  • †Chomatodus arcuatus St. John, 1870
  • †Chomatodus chesterensis St. John & Worthen, 1875
  • †Chomatodus comptus St. John & Worthen, 1875
  • †Chomatodus costatus Newberry & Worthen, 1866
  • †Chomatodus cultellus Anonymous author(s)
  • †Chomatodus davisi Woodward, 1889
  • †Chomatodus dentatus Anonymous author(s)
  • †Chomatodus elegans Newberry & Worthen, 1866 Remains have been found in Keokuk Limestone, Keokuk, Iowa, United States.[2][3]
  • †Chomatodus gracillimus Newberry & Worthen, 1866
  • †Chomatodus inconstans St. John & Worthen, 1875
  • †Chomatodus incrassatus Anonymous author(s)
  • †Chomatodus insignis Leidy, 1857
  • †Chomatodus lamelliformis Davis, 1884
  • †Chomatodus lanesvillensis Anonymous author(s)
  • †Chomatodus linearis Agassiz, 1843
  • †Chomatodus loriformis Anonymous author(s)
  • †Chomatodus molaris Newberry & Worthen, 1866
  • †Chomatodus newberryi Anonymous author(s)
  • †Chomatodus parallelus Anonymous author(s)
  • †Chomatodus piasaensis Anonymous author(s)
  • †Chomatodus ponticulus Anonymous author(s)
  • †Chomatodus pusillus Newberry & Worthen, 1866
  • †Chomatodus selliformis Anonymous author(s)
  • †Chomatodus varsouviensis Anonymous author(s)

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