Arcodonichthys pasiegae Poyato-Ariza and Bermúdez-Rochas 2007 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes

Full reference: F. J. Poyato-Ariza and D. D. Bermúdez-Rochas. 2007. New Pycnodont Fish (Arcodonichthys pasiegae gen. et sp. nov.) from the Early Cretaceous of the Basque-Cantabrian Basin, Northern Spain. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(1):271-275

Belongs to Arcodonichthys according to F. J. Poyato-Ariza and D. D. Bermúdez-Rochas 2007

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MGM-10900C, a set of teeth (vomerine tooth plate). Its type locality is Vega de Pas 1 locality, which is in a Cretaceous lacustrine mudstone in the Vega de Pas Formation of Spain.

Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Vega de Pas 1 locality

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