†Phacodus punctatus Dixon 1850 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes
Synonym: Phacodus sergipensis Santos and Figueiredo 1988
Full reference: F. Dixon. 1850. The Geology and Fossils of the Tertiary and Cretaceous Formations of Sussex xvi-422
Belongs to Phacodus according to F. Dixon 1850
See also Hooks et al. 1999
Sister taxon: Phacodus irregularis
Type specimens:
- Phacodus punctatus: BMNH 25829
- Phacodus sergipensis:
Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Dry Creek (Cretaceous of Alabama)
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