Saurocephalus Harlan 1824 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Saurodontidae

Synonym: Daptinus Cope 1873

Parent taxon: Saurodontidae according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2022

See also Applegate 1970, Cavin et al. 2013, Fitzinger 1826, Hay 1902, Sepkoski 2002, Thurmond and Jones 1981 and Woodward 1901

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

Subtaxa: Daptinus phlebotomus Saurocephalus arapahovius Saurocephalus broadheadi Saurocephalus dentatus Saurocephalus ferox Saurocephalus lanciformis Saurocephalus pamphagus Saurocephalus pygmaeus Saurocephalus striatus Saurocephalus woodwardi Saurocephalus xiphirostris

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Egypt (1 collection)

• Cretaceous of Jordan (1), the Russian Federation (1), Switzerland (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (4: Alabama, Wyoming)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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