Neochallaia tellecheai Rusconi 1948 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Chondrostei

Alternative combination: Rhadinichthys tellecheai

Synonyms: Challaia minor Rusconi 1948, Neochallaia minor Rusconi 1948

Belongs to Neochallaia according to A. López-Arbarello et al. 2010

Sister taxon: Neochallaia tellechai

Type specimens:

  • Neochallaia tellecheai: MCNAM-PV 2702, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is north of Cerro Bayo, which is in a Ladinian/Carnian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Cerro de Las Cabras Formation of Argentina.
  • Challaia minor: MCNAM-PV 2720; MCNAM-PV 2722 (paratype).

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at north of Cerro Bayo

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