Micropycnodon gaynaisensis Nursall 1999 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Mesturidae

Full reference: J. R. Nursall. 1999. The family †Mesturidae and the skull of pycnodont fishes. Mesozoic Fishes 2—Systematics and Fossil Record 153-188

Belongs to Micropycnodon according to J. R. Nursall 1999

Sister taxon: Micropycnodon kansasensis

Type specimen: USNM 18391, a partial skull

Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Micropycnodon gaynaisensis in the database

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