Chomatodus
genus of fishes (fossil)
Chomatodus (from Greek: χωμα choma, 'mound' and Greek: ὀδούς odoús 'tooth') is a prehistoric cartilaginous fish genus.
Species
†Chomatodus affinis Newberry & Worthen, 1866
†Chomatodus angulatus Newberry & Worthen, 1866
†Chomatodus angustus Newberry, 1879
†Chomatodus arcuatus St. John, 1870
†Chomatodus chesterensis St. John & Worthen, 1875
†Chomatodus comptus St. John & Worthen, 1875
†Chomatodus costatus Newberry & Worthen, 1866
†Chomatodus cultellus Anonymous author(s)
†Chomatodus davisi Woodward, 1889
†Chomatodus dentatus Anonymous author(s)
†Chomatodus elegans Newberry & Worthen, 1866 Remains have been found in Keokuk Limestone, Keokuk, Iowa, United States.
†Chomatodus gracillimus Newberry & Worthen, 1866
†Chomatodus inconstans St.
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Datasets, specimens, observations and peer-reviewed methods provide the appropriate test for the technical claims summarized here. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 16, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q22285474. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1866, 1879, 1870 and 1875.
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