Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Parent taxon: Nursalliidae according to M. Nagrodski et al. 2012
See also Bannikov 2014, Carnevale et al. 2014, Sepkoski 2002, Shimada et al. 2006 and Woodward 1895
Sister taxa: Neomesturus, Nursallia, Paranursallia
Subtaxa: Palaeobalistum bassanii Palaeobalistum dossantosi Palaeobalistum geiseri Palaeobalistum goedelii Palaeobalistum libanicum Palaeobalistum orbiculatum Palaeobalistum rectidens Palaeobalistum ventralis
Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Brazil (1), Lebanon (3), United States (12: Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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