Edaphodon hesperis

Edaphodon hesperis
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Callorhinchidae
Genus: †Edaphodon
Species:
†E. hesperis
Binomial name
†Edaphodon hesperis
(Shin, 2010)

Edaphodon hesperis was a prehistoric chimaeriform fish species belonging to the genus Edaphodon, of which all the species are now extinct. [1] Edaphodon hesperis was a type of rabbitfish, a cartilaginous fish related to sharks and rays, and indeed, some rabbitfishes are still alive today.

References

  1. ↑ Shin, Ji-Yeon (2010). "A new species of Edaphodon (Chondrichthyes: Holocephali) from the Upper Cretaceous Haslam Formation, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada". Taylor & Francis Online. 30 (4): 1012–1018. doi:10.1080/02724634.2010.483538.
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