Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Amiidae
Full reference: L. J. Bryant. 1987. A new genus and species of Amiidae (Holostei; Osteichthyes) from the Late Cretaceous of North America, with comments on the phylogeny of the Amiidae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 7(4):349-361
Parent taxon: Vidalamiinae according to J. W. Hoganson et al. 2019
See also Bryant 1987, Bryant 1989, Cantalice et al. 2019, Grande and Bemis 1998, Pearson et al. 2002 and Sullivan et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Calamopleurini, Vidalamiini
Subtaxa: Melvius chauliodous Melvius thomasi
Type: Melvius thomasi
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-piscivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (3: Alberta collections), Mexico (5), United States (55: Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 63 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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