Batillodus

Batillodus; Temporal range: Kasimovian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Holocephali
Order:	† Petalodontiformes
Family:	† Janassidae
Genus:	† Batillodus
Species:	†B. beaveri
Binomial name
	†Batillodus beaveri; Duffin et. al., 2025

Last updated August 17, 2025

Batillodus is an extinct genus of janassid chondrichthyan that lived during the Kasimovian.

Distribution

Fossils of B. beaveri have been found in Kansas.^[1]

References

↑ Duffin, Christopher J.; Lauer, Bruce; Lauer, René (30 January 2025). "New Janassid Petalodontiform (Chondrichthyes) teeth from the Late Carboniferous of Kansas, USA" . Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen . 313 (2): 215–232. Bibcode:2025NJGPA.313..215D. doi:10.1127/njgpa/2025/1231. ISSN 0077-7749 . Retrieved 14 February 2025.

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[1] Duffin, Christopher J.; Lauer, Bruce; Lauer, René (30 January 2025). "New Janassid Petalodontiform (Chondrichthyes) teeth from the Late Carboniferous of Kansas, USA" . Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen . 313 (2): 215–232. Bibcode:2025NJGPA.313..215D. doi:10.1127/njgpa/2025/1231. ISSN 0077-7749 . Retrieved 14 February 2025.

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