†Dinematichthys midwayensis Nolf and Dockery 1993 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae
Full reference: D. Nolf and D. Dockery. 1993. Fish otoliths from the Mathews Landing Marl Member (Porters Creek Formation), Paleocene of Alabama. Mississippi Geology 14(2):24-39
Belongs to Dinematichthys according to D. Nolf and D. Dockery 1993
Sister taxon: Dinematichthys argutus
Type specimen: IRSNB P 6109, an otolith. Its type locality is Matthews Landing, which is in a Selandian coastal marl in the Porters Creek Formation of Alabama.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite
Distribution: found only at Matthews Landing
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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