†Pliodetes nigeriensis Wenz 1999 (gar)
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Actinopteri - Lepisosteiformes
Full reference: S. Wenz. 1999. Pliodetes nigeriensis, gen. nov. et. sp. nov., a new semionotid fish from the Lower Cretaceous of Gadoufaoua (Niger Republic): phylogenetic comments. Mesozoic Fishes 2—Systematics and Fossil Record 107-120
Belongs to Pliodetes according to A. López-Arbarello 2012
See also Wenz 1999
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHN-GDF 1275, a skeleton. Its type locality is Niveau des Innocents, Gadoufaoua, which is in an Aptian terrestrial horizon in the Elrhaz Formation of Niger.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Niveau des Innocents, Gadoufaoua
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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