Edaphodon hesperis
Edaphodon hesperis Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Holocephali |
Order: | Chimaeriformes |
Suborder: | Chimaeridae |
Family: | Callorhinchidae |
Genus: | Edaphodon |
Species: | E. hesperis |
Binomial name | |
Edaphodon hesperis (Shun, 2010) | |
Edaphodon hesperis was a prehistoric chimaeriform fish species belonging to the genus Edaphodon, of which all the species are now extinct. Edaphodon hesperis was a type of rabbitfish, a cartilaginous fish related to sharks and rays, and indeed, some rabbitfishes are still alive today.
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