Phyllodus toliapicus Agassiz 1839 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1839. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome II (10me, 12me livraison)

Belongs to Phyllodus according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2019

See also Agassiz 1839, Agassiz 1843, Casier 1946, Casier 1966, Weems 1998 and Weems 1999

Sister taxa: Phyllodus bucklandi, Phyllodus curvidens, Phyllodus elegans, Phyllodus hipparionyx, Phyllodus marginalis, Phyllodus paulkatoi, Phyllodus planus, Phyllodus polyodus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Farmingdale, which is in a Bartonian marine sandstone in the Shark River Formation of New Jersey

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Belgium (3 collections), the United Kingdom (1), United States (7: Alabama, Mississippi, New Jersey, Virginia)

• Paleocene of United States (2: South Carolina, Virginia)

• Cretaceous of United States (1: Wyoming)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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