Actinopteri - Semionotiformes - Macrosemiidae
Full reference: K. González-Rodríguez and V. H. Reynoso. 2004. A new Notagogus (Macrosemiidae, Halecostomi) species from the Albian Tlayúa quarry, central Mexico. Mesozoic Fishes 3 - Systematics, Paleoenvironments and Biodiversity 265-278
Belongs to Notagogus according to K. González-Rodríguez and V. H. Reynoso 2004
See also Cantalice et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Notagogus denticulatus, Notagogus latior, Notagogus pentlandi, Notagogus zieteni
Type specimen: IGM-8172, a skeleton. Its type locality is Site IGM-2777, Tlayúa Quarry, which is in an Albian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Tlayúa Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mexico (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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