Stratodus Cope 1872 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Dercetidae

Parent taxon: Dercetidae according to N. Tabaste 1963

See also Applegate 1970, Hay 1902, Sepkoski 2002 and Thurmond and Jones 1981

Sister taxa: Anguillavus hackberryensis, Apuliadercetis, Benthesikyme, Brazilodercetis, Candelarhynchus, Caudadercetis, Cyranichthys, Dercetis, Dercetis latiscutatus, Dercetis maximus, Dercetis reussi, Dercetoides, Hastichthys, Kwangodercetis, Leccedercetis, Nardodercetis, Ophidercetis, Paradercetis, Pelargorhynchus, Rhynchodercetis, Scandiadercetis

Subtaxa: Stratodus apicalis Stratodus oxypogon

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Mali (1 collection)

• Cretaceous of Israel (2), Jordan (2), Mali (1), Morocco (5), Niger (4), Syria (3), United States (4: Alabama)

Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence

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