†Cylindracanthus ornatus Leidy 1856 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Acipenseriformes
Alternative combination: Coelorhynchus ornatus
Belongs to Cylindracanthus according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2019
See also Hay 1902, Rapp 1946 and Thurmond and Jones 1981
Sister taxa: Cylindracanthus acus, Cylindracanthus bisulcatus, Cylindracanthus gigas, Cylindracanthus isnusris, Cylindracanthus rectus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (1: Alabama collection)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (1: Arkansas)
• Cretaceous of United States (2: New Jersey, North Carolina)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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