†Anthracosaurus lancifer Newberry 1856 (tetrapod)
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Osteichthyes - Tetrapoda - Anthracosauridae
Alternative combinations: Megalichthys lancifer, Rhizodus lancifer
Full reference: J. S. Newberry. 1856. Description of several new genera and species of fossil fishes from the Carboniferous strata of Ohio. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8:96-100
Belongs to Anthracosaurus according to A. S. Romer 1963
See also Borgen and Nakrem 2016, Hay 1902 and Panchen 1970
Sister taxon: Anthracosaurus russelli
Type specimen: OSU 4500, a tooth (palatal tusk). Its type locality is Linton, which is in a Westphalian D mire/swamp coal in Ohio.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Linton
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