Eugeneodus

Eugeneodus Temporal range: Carboniferous 315–307 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific 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]

References

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.