Echinochimaera

phylum	Chordata	Echinochimaera is an extinct genus of fish, it was assigned to the order chimaera by Jack Sepkoski in 2002. The two known Echinochimaera species lived in the Upper Mississippian (Serpukhovian). Fossils of the species were found in the Bear Gulch Limestone in Montana, United States. Both species have rounded bodies and paddle-like tails as well as large pectoral fins, two dorsal fins and a jaw fused to the braincase. The paddle-like tails indicate that E. meltoni was likely not a predator nor a fast swimmer. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to chimaeras & allies
class	Chondrichthyes
subclass	Holocephali
order	Chimaeriformes
family	Echinochimaeridae
genus	Echinochimaera
Period	Upper Mississippian

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