Eugeneodus

Eugeneodus
Temporal range: Carboniferous 315–307 Ma
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,[1] specifically the Staunton Formation of Indiana.[2] 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.[3]

  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.