†Anomoeodus mississippiensis Gidley 1913 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Full reference: J. W. Gidley. 1913. Some new American pycnodont fishes. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 46(2036):445-450
Belongs to Anomoeodus according to J. W. Gidley 1913
Sister taxa: Anomoeodus barberi, Anomoeodus caddoi, Anomoeodus latidens, Anomoeodus nursalli, Anomoeodus phaseolus, Anomoeodus splendidus, Anomoeodus subclavatus, Anomoeodus woodwardi
Type specimen: USNM 75, a partial skull (right splenial). Its type locality is Guntown, which is in a Cretaceous marine horizon in Mississippi.
Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Guntown
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