Homonotichthys dorsalis Dixon 1850

Actinopteri - Polymixiiformes - Polymixiidae

Alternative combination: Homonotus dorsalis

Full reference: F. Dixon. 1850. The Geology and Fossils of the Tertiary and Cretaceous Formations of Sussex xvi-422

Belongs to Homonotichthys according to C. Patterson 1964

See also Dixon 1850

Sister taxa: Homonotichthys pulchellus, Homonotichthys rotundus, Homonotus pulcher

Type specimen: Its type locality is Malling, near Lewes (Rhynchonella cuvieri or Terebratulina gracilis zone), which is in a Turonian/Turonian carbonate chalk in the United Kingdom

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (8 collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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