Rhomaleodus is an extinct genus of shark known from the Middle Triassic (Anisian stage) of Bulgaria. It was first named by Plamen S. Andreev and Gilles Cuny in 2012 and the type species is Rhomaleodus budurovi. While originally identified as a member of Selachimorpha incertae sedis[1], later studies suggested a placement within the Synechodontiformes.[2]
| Rhomaleodus Temporal range: Middle Triassic,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Clade: | Neoselachii |
| Genus: | †Rhomaleodus Andreev & Cuny, 2012 |
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| †Rhomaleodus budurovi Andreev & Cuny, 2012
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References
edit- ^ Plamen S. Andreev & Gilles Cuny (2012). "New Triassic stem selachimorphs (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) and their bearing on the evolution of dental enameloid in Neoselachii". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 32 (2): 255–266. Bibcode:2012JVPal..32..255A. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.644646. S2CID 84162775.
- ^ Thies, Detlef; Vespermann, Jürgen; Solcher, Jutta (2014-12-23). "Two new neoselachian sharks (Elasmobranchii, Neoselachii, Synechodontiformes) from the Rhaetian (Late Triassic) of Europe". Palaeontographica Abteilung A. 303 (4–6): 137–167. doi:10.1127/pala/303/2014/137. ISSN 0375-0442.
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