†Lawrenciella schaefferi Poplin 1984 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes
Full reference: C. Poplin. 1984. Lawrenciella schaefferi n. g. n. sp. (Pisces: Actinopterygii) and the use of endocranial characters in the classification of the Palaeonisciformes. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 4(3):413-421
Belongs to Lawrenciella according to M. H. Hamel and C. Poplin 2008
See also Poplin 1984
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: KUVP 21942, a skull (endocranial material). Its type locality is Douglas County near Lawrence, which is in a Kasimovian estuary/bay shale in the Lawrence Formation of Kansas.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Douglas County near Lawrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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