Canadodus

Canadodus; Temporal range: Chattian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Holocephali
Order:	Chimaeriformes
Family:	Chimaeridae
Genus:	† Canadodus
Species:	†C. suntoki
Binomial name
	†Canadodus suntoki; Popov et. al., 2020

Last updated August 17, 2025

Canadodus is an extinct genus of chimaerid that inhabited British Columbia during the Oligocene epoch. It contains one species, C. suntoki.^[1]

References

↑ Popov, Evgeny V.; Johns, Marjorie J.; Suntok, Stephen (2 January 2020). "A New Genus of Chimaerid Fish (Holocephali, Chimaeridae) from the Upper Oligocene Sooke Formation of British Columbia, Canada" . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 40 (1): e1772275. Bibcode:2020JVPal..40E2275P. doi:10.1080/02724634.2020.1772275. ISSN 0272-4634 . Retrieved 6 February 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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[1] Popov, Evgeny V.; Johns, Marjorie J.; Suntok, Stephen (2 January 2020). "A New Genus of Chimaerid Fish (Holocephali, Chimaeridae) from the Upper Oligocene Sooke Formation of British Columbia, Canada" . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 40 (1): e1772275. Bibcode:2020JVPal..40E2275P. doi:10.1080/02724634.2020.1772275. ISSN 0272-4634 . Retrieved 6 February 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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