†Paraelops cearensis Silva Santos 1971 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Elopidae
Full reference: R. d.a. Silva Santos. 1971. Nouveau genre et Espece d'Elopidae du Bassin Sedimentaire de la Chapada do Araripe. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias 43(2):439-442
Belongs to Paraelops according to R. da. Silva Santos 1971
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: 971-P DGM-DNPM, a partial skeleton (t is known that the skull and anterior part of the trunk with the pectoral fins.)
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Sitio Joao (Cretaceous of Brazil)
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