Actinopteri - Ellimmichthyiformes - Armigatidae
Full reference: P. L. Forey, L. Yi, C. Patterson and C. E. Davis. 2003. Fossil fishes from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Namoura, Lebanon. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 1(4):227-330
Belongs to Armigatus according to O. V. Vernygora and A. M. Murray 2021
See also Forey et al. 2003 and Murray et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Armigatus brevissimus, Armigatus carrenoae, Armigatus dalmaticus, Armigatus elatus, Armigatus namourensis, Armigatus oligodentatus, Armigatus plinii
Type specimen: Its type locality is Nammoura quarry (BMNH collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal wackestone/mudstone in the Sannine Formation of Lebanon
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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