Scombroclupea diminuta Forey et al. 2003 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Teleostei

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 Scombroclupea according to P. L. Forey et al. 2003

Sister taxa: Scombroclupea gaudryi, Scombroclupea javieri, Scombroclupea macrophthalma, Scombroclupea occidentalis, Scombroclupea scutata

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:

Distribution: found only at Nammoura quarry (BMNH collection)

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