Faugichthys loryi Taverne and Chanet 2000 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Ichthyodectidae

Full reference: L. Taverne and B. Chanet. 2000. Faugichthys loryi n. gen., n. sp. (Teleostei, Ichthyodectiformes) de l'Albien terminal (Cretace inferieur marin) du vallon de la Fauge (Isere, France) et considerations sur la phylogenie des Ichthyodectidae. Geodiversitas 22(1):23-34

Belongs to Faugichthys according to L. Cavin et al. 2013

See also Taverne and Chanet 2000

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MNHN CTE 1, a skull. Its type locality is Fauge valley, Villard-de-Lans, Isere, which is in an Albian marine marl in France.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Fauge valley, Villard-de-Lans, Isere

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