Cimolichthys Leidy (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Salmoniformes - Cimolichthyidae

Synonym: Plinthophorus Gunther 1864

Parent taxon: Cimolichthyidae according to M. Nagrodski et al. 2012

See also Applegate 1970, Goody 1969, Goody 1970, Hay 1902, Sepkoski 2002, Thurmond and Jones 1981, Woodward 1901 and Woodward 1902

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Cimolichthys levesiensis Cimolichthys marginatus Cimolichthys nepaholica

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Type: Cimolichthys levesiensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (1 collection), Canada (6: Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories), the Netherlands (1), Niger (1), United States (6: Alabama, Colorado, Kansas, South Dakota)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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