†Phyllodus curvidens Marsh 1869 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1869. Notice of some new Tertiary and Cretaceous fishes. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 20(5):227-230
Belongs to Phyllodus according to W. F. Rapp 1946
See also Cope 1875 and Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Phyllodus bucklandi, Phyllodus elegans, Phyllodus hipparionyx, Phyllodus marginalis, Phyllodus paulkatoi, Phyllodus planus, Phyllodus polyodus, Phyllodus toliapicus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Shiloh Marl (Miocene of New Jersey)
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