Edaphodon eyrensis

Long, 1985


Classification: Holocephali Chimaeriformes Callorhinchidae

Reference of the original description
Long, J.A. (1985)
A new Cretaceous chimaerid (Pisces, Holocephali) from South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 109(2), 49–53

Types
Edaphodon eyrensis
Holotype: SAM.: P24770;


Description:


Citation: Edaphodon eyrensis Long, 1985: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 03/2024

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Material
only the holotype

Description
Original diagnose after Long (1985) p. 49 [29439]: An Edaphodon having a mandibular toothplate twice as long as broad with four tutors: of which the two posterior and the single symphysial ones are large, and the lateral median one is small. Oral margin angular with anterior ends of outer and lateral median trtiors forming right angles.

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=14264;
valid after Long (1985) p. 49 [29439];

synonym of Ptyktoptychion eyrensis after Popov (2021) [29413];


References
Berrell, R.W. & Boisvert, C. & Trinajstic, K. & Siversson, M. & Alvarado-Ortega, J. & Cavin, L. & Salisbury, S.W. & Kemp, A. (2020)
A review of Australia’s Mesozoic fishes. Alcheringa, 44(2), 286-311
DOI: 10.1080/03115518.2019.1701078
López-Arbarello, A. & Rauhut, O.W.M. & Moser, K. (2008)
Jurassic fishes of Gondwana. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina, 63(4), 586–612
Long, J.A. (1985)
A new Cretaceous chimaerid (Pisces, Holocephali) from South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 109(2), 49–53