Tanaocrossus Schaeffer 1967 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes

Full reference: B. Schaeffer. 1967. Late Triassic fishes from the western United States. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 135(6):285-342

Parent taxon: Palaeonisciformes according to B. Schaeffer 1967

Sister taxa: Agecephalichthys, Amblypterina, Arratiaichthys, Atherstoniidae, Blanzychthys, Boreolepidae, Borichthys, Brachypareion, Brazilichthyidae, Browneichthys, Burbonella, Caelatichthys, Canobiidae, Coccolepidae, Cornuboniscus, Cosmolepis, Cosmoptychiidae, Daedalichthys, Daqingshaniscus, Decazella, Dialipina, Dorsolepis, Dorypteroidei, Drydenius, Dwykiidae, Fukangichthys, Gardinerichthys, Gyrolepidoides, Holuridae, Huanghelepis, Igornella, Igornichthyidae, Illiniichthys, Kentuckia, Korutichthys, Letovichthys, Luederia, Mansfieldiscus, Neuburgella, Orvikuina, Osorioichthys, Palaeoniscoidei, Palaeothrissum, Paradrydenius, Paragonatodus, Phanerorhynchidae, Platysomoidei, Plesiococcolepis, Protamblyptera, Psilichthys, Redfieldioidei, Rhabdolepis, Sakamenichthys, Scanilepididae, Sceletophoridae, Songanella, Tienshaniscus, Trissolepididae, Urosthenes, Westollia, Zaxilepis, Zhongweilepis

Subtaxa: Tanaocrossus kalliokoskii

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Type: Tanaocrossus kalliokoskii

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of United States (2: Colorado, Utah collections)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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