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Wimanodon

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Wimanodon
Temporal range: Early Triassic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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

References

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  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.