Wilsonichthys aridinsulensis Murray et al. 2016 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Osteoglossiformes

Full reference: A. M. Murray, M. G. Newbrey, A. G. Neuman and D. B. Brinkman. 2016. New articulated osteoglossomorph from Late Cretaceous freshwater deposits (Maastrichtian, Scollard Formation) of Alberta, Canada. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 1-14

Belongs to Wilsonichthys according to A. M. Murray et al. 2016

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: TMP 2012.020.1493, a partial skeleton (anterior skeleton). Its type locality is Pisces Point, which is in a Maastrichtian channel sandstone/mudstone in the Scollard Formation of Canada.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Alberta collections), United States (7: Montana, Wyoming)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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