†Turseodus acutus Leidy 1857 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae
Belongs to Turseodus according to B. Schaeffer 1952
See also Hay 1902
Sister taxon: Turseodus dolorensis
Type specimen: ANSP 14535, a mandible. Its type locality is Phoenixville Tunnel, which is in a Norian terrestrial shale/claystone in the Lockatong Formation of Pennsylvania.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (4: New Jersey, Pennsylvania collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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