Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae
Full reference: R. Estes and R. Hiatt. 1978. Studies on fossil phyllodont fishes: a new species of Phyllodus (Elopiformes, Alubuloidea) from the Late Cretaceous of Montana. PaleBios 28:1-10
Belongs to Phyllodus according to R. Estes and R. Hiatt 1978
See also Bryant 1989
Sister taxa: Phyllodus bucklandi, Phyllodus curvidens, Phyllodus elegans, Phyllodus hipparionyx, Phyllodus marginalis, Phyllodus planus, Phyllodus polyodus, Phyllodus toliapicus
Type specimen: UCMP 119563. Its type locality is UCMP V78043, which is in a Maastrichtian fluvial sandstone in the Hell Creek Formation of Montana.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (1: Montana collection)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: Montana)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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