†Unicachichthys multidentata Díaz-Cruz et al. 2016 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae
Full reference: J. A. Díaz-Cruz, J. Alvarado-Ortega, and G. Carbot-Chanona. 2016. The Cenomanian short snout enchodontid fishes (Aulopifomes, Enchodontidae) from Sierra Madre Formation, Chiapas, southeastern Mexico. Cretaceous Research 61:136-150
Belongs to Unicachichthys according to J. A. Díaz-Cruz et al. 2016
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IHNFG-2987, a skeleton. Its type locality is El Chango Quarry, which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal dolomite in the Cintalapa Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at El Chango Quarry
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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