†Chalcidichthys malacopterygius David 1943 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Caristiidae
Full reference: L. R. David. 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California. Geological Society of America Special Paper 43:1-187
Belongs to Chalcidichthys according to L. R. David 1943
See also Fierstine et al. 2012
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CIT 10228, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Sepulveda Boulevard tunnel, south entrance, which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in the Modelo Formation of California.
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Sepulveda Boulevard tunnel, south entrance
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