Wimanodon

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Wimanodon
Temporal range: Early Triassic
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Synechodontiformes
Genus: Wimanodon
Species:
W. marmieri
Binomial name
Wimanodon marmieri
Saugen et. al., 2025

Wimanodon is an extinct genus of neoselachian that lived during the Early Triassic epoch.

Distribution

Wimanodon marmieri fossils have been found in the Vikinghøgda Formation in Svalbard. [1]

References

  1. Saugen, Synnøve M.; Roberts, Aubrey J.; Engelschiøn, Victoria S.; Hurum, Jørn H. (10 January 2025). "A new assemblage of Lower Triassic neoselachians (Chondrichthyes) from the Grippia Bonebed of Spitsbergen, Norway". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . doi:10.1080/02724634.2024.2426544. ISSN   0272-4634 . Retrieved 14 February 2025 via Taylor and Francis Online.