Phacodus punctatus Dixon 1850 (ray-finned fish)

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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