Pankowskichthys libanicus Taverne and Capasso 2014 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Gladiopycnodontidae

Full reference: L. Taverne and L. Capasso. 2014. On the “Coccodus” lindstroemi species complex (Pycnodontiformes, Gladiopycnodontidae) from the marine Late Cretaceous of Lebanon, with the description of two new genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 101:1-27

Belongs to Pankowskichthys according to L. Taverne and L. Capasso 2014

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IRSNB P 9278, a skeleton. Its type locality is Hadjoula (IRSNB collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Sannine Limestone Formation of Lebanon.

Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Hadjoula (IRSNB collection)

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