Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Platysomidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome II (5me livraison) 85-200
Parent taxon: Platysomidae according to A. S. Woodward 1891
See also Schultze et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Aestuarichthys, Caruichthys, Ecrinesomus, Enzichthys, Eurysomus, Kargalichthys, Mesolepis, Ningxiaplatysomus, Paramesolepis, Paranaichthys, Platysomus, Sinoplatysomus, Soetendalichthys, Ufalepis, Wardichthys
Subtaxa: Eurynotus tenuiceps
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of United States (1: Connecticut collection)
• Triassic of United States (1: Virginia)
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (7)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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