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†family Saurodontidae Stewart (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Saurodontidae

Parent taxon: Ichthyodectiformes according to L. Cavin et al. 2013

See also Applegate 1970, Cope 1887, Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Stewart 1999 and Thurmond and Jones 1981

Sister taxa: Aidachar, Allothrissopidae, Allothrissops, Antarctithrissops, Ascalabothrissops, Chuhsiungichthiidae, Chuhsiungichthys, Cladocyclidae, Cooyoo, Faugichthys, Garganoichthys, Heckelichthys, Ichthyodectidae, Ichthyodectoidei, Mesoclupea, Occithrissops, Ogunichthys, Pachythrissops, Proportheus, Sultanuvaisia, Thrissops, Unamichthys, Vallecillichthys

Subtaxa: Asiamericana Gillicus Gwawinapterus Gwawinapterus beardi Prosaurodon Saurocephalus Saurodon Verraesichthys

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Type: Saurodon

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Egypt (1 collection)

• Cretaceous of Canada (2: British Columbia, Manitoba), Italy (1), Jordan (1), Switzerland (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (13: Alabama, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wyoming), Uzbekistan (1)

Total: 22 collections including 27 occurrences

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