Pachyrhizodus kingi Cope 1872 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Crossognathiformes - Pachyrhizodontidae

Alternative combination: Pachyrhizodus kingii

Belongs to Pachyrhizodus according to J. T. Thurmond and D. E. Jones 1981

See also Applegate 1970 and Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Pachyrhizodus basalis, Pachyrhizodus caninus, Pachyrhizodus curvatus, Pachyrhizodus dibleyi, Pachyrhizodus latimentum, Pachyrhizodus leptognathus, Pachyrhizodus leptopsis, Pachyrhizodus minimus, Pachyrhizodus subulidens, Pachyrhizodus velox

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at G. S. Moore Farm (Cretaceous of Alabama)

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