Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Amiidae
Alternative combinations: Cyclurus fragosa, Kindleia fragosa
Belongs to Cyclurus according to J. W. Hoganson et al. 2019
See also Bryant 1989, Estes 1964, Grande and Bemis 1998, Lillegraven and Eberle 1999 and Pearson et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Amia chinzhalensis, Amia russelli, Cyclurus efremovi, Cyclurus gurleyi, Cyclurus ignotus, Cyclurus kehreri, Cyclurus macrocephalus, Cyclurus minor, Cyclurus oligocenicus, Cyclurus valenciennesi, Stylomyleodon lacus
Type specimen: NMC 8533
Ecology: aquatic carnivore-piscivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (8: Montana, Wyoming collections)
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), United States (73: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 82 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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