Pseudodalatias

Pseudodalatias is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish which existed in England, Italy and Spain during the Triassic period. It is placed in the monotypic family Pseudodalatiidae, and contains the two species Pseudodalatias barnstonensis and Pseudodalatias henarejensis. It is disputed as to whether it represents a neoselachian,^[3] or a hybodont.^[4]

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Chondrichthyes

Order:†Hybodontiformes

Family:†Pseudodalatiidae
Reif, 1978^[1]

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Pseudodalatias Temporal range: Middle Triassic–Upper Triassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil of Pseudodalatias barnstonensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Order:	†Hybodontiformes
Family:	†Pseudodalatiidae Reif, 1978[1]
Genus:	†Pseudodalatias Reif, 1978[1]
Species[2]
Pseudodalatias barnstonensis (Sykes, 1971) Pseudodalatias henarejensis Botella et al., 2009

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