Biology:Bathytheristes
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Short description: Extinct Chimaera genus from the Jurassic
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | Chimaeriformes |
| Family: | Callorhynchidae |
| Genus: | †Bathytheristes Duffin, 1995 |
Bathytheristes is an extinct genus of Chimaera from the late Early Jurassic epoch of the Jurassic Period. Its name roughly translates to "Reaper of the deep." It is known from a single species, B. gracilis. It was discovered in the early Toarcian-aged Posidonia Shale Formation of Ohmden, Germany. The specific epithet refers to the slender of the tooth plate in this species. It is related to the modern Elephantfish.[1][2]
References
- ↑ DUFFIN, C.J. (1995) Holocephalans in the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde in Stuttgart 3. First chimaeroid from the Lias of Baden-Württemberg (Early Toarcian of Ohmden). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie B, 231: 1–12
- ↑ "Fossilworks: Bathytheristes gracilis". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=259310&is_real_user=1.
Wikidata ☰ Q100906369 entry
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