Osteichthyes - Acipenseriformes - Polyodontidae
Full reference: A. MacAlpin. 1947. Paleopsephurus wilsoni, a new Polyodontid fish from the Upper Cretaceous of Montana, with a discussion of allied fish, living and fossil. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 6(8):167-234
Belongs to Paleopsephurus according to L. Grande and E. J. Hilton 2006
See also Bryant 1989
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: 22206 U.M. . Its type locality is Bear Creek/Rock Creek (UMMP), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in the Hell Creek Formation of Montana.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (5: Montana, New Mexico, Wyoming collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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