Sandalodus

Extinct genus of cartilaginous fishes

Sandalodus

Temporal range: Carboniferous

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Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Chordata

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Chondrichthyes

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Holocephali

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Cochliodontiformes

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Cochliodontidae

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Sandalodus

Newberry & Worthen, 1866

Sandalodus is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish from the Carboniferous period.[1] It was named by Newberry and Worthen in 1866.[2]

Eastman 1903 gave Cochliodontidae as the parent taxon[3]: 196 while Sepkoski 2002 suggested Holocephali.[4]

## Species

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* Sandalodus carbonarius[3]: 181
* Sandalodus complanatus[3]: 198
* Sandalodus laevissimus[3]: 196–197

## Sources

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1. ^ Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 207)
2. ^ Worthen, A. H. (1866). Vol II: Palaeontology. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
3. ^ a b c d Eastman, C. R. (July 1903). "Carboniferous Fishes from the Central Western States". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology (39): 163–226. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
4. ^ Sepkoski, J. J. Jr. (16 September 2002). Jablonski, D.; Foote, M. (eds.). "A Compendium of Fossil Marine Genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology (363). Paleontological Research Institution. Retrieved 17 October 2012.

## External links

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* Paleobiology Database: Sandalodus

Taxon identifiers

Sandalodus|

* Wikidata: Q1027287
* EoL: 4655505
* GBIF: 4824117
* IRMNG: 1231688
* Open Tree of Life: 4139580
* Paleobiology Database: 34785

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