†Elopopsis (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Crossognathiformes - Pachyrhizodontidae
Parent taxon: Pachyrhizodontidae according to M. Nagrodski et al. 2012
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1901
Sister taxa: Cavinichthys, Conosaurus, Goulmimichthys, Lebrunichthys, Oricardinus, Pachyrhizodus, Polcynichthys, Stanhopeichthys
Subtaxa: Elopopsis crassus Elopopsis fenxli Elopopsis heckeli Elopopsis smithwoodwardi Elopopsis ziegleri
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Saskatchewan collections), Germany (1), Slovenia (1), United States (3: Colorado, Nebraska)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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