†Cheirothrix libanicus Pictet and Humbert 1866 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Teleostei - Cheirotricidae
Full reference: F. J. Pictet and A. Humbert. 1866. Nouvelles Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles du Mont Liban 1-115
Belongs to Cheirothrix according to A. S. Woodward 1901
See also Davis 1887 and Pictet and Humbert 1866
Sister taxa: Cheirothrix guestphalicus, Cheirothrix lewisii
Type specimen: Its type locality is Sahel Alma (Humbert collection), which is in a Santonian carbonate lime mudstone in Lebanon
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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