Gillicus Hay 1898 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Saurodontidae

Parent taxon: Saurodontidae according to L. Cavin et al. 2013

See also Hay 1902 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Gwawinapterus, Gwawinapterus beardi, Prosaurodon, Saurocephalus, Saurodon, Verraesichthys

Subtaxa: Gillicus arcuatus Gillicus serridens

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Type: Portheus arcuatus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Alberta, Manitoba collections), United States (4: Kansas, South Dakota, Utah)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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