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Brachymylus

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Brachymylus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Callorhinchidae
Genus: Brachymylus
Woodward, 1892
Species
  • Brachymylus altidens
  • Brachymylus minor

Brachymylus is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish belonging to the subclass Holocephali, which includes the modern-day chimaeras.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Ward, D.J.; McNamara, K.J. (1977). "Associated dentition of the chimaeroid fish Brachymylus altidens from the Oxford Clay" (PDF). Palaeontology. 20 (3): 589–594.