Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Saurodontidae
Synonym: Daptinus Cope 1873
Parent taxon: Saurodontidae according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2022
See also Applegate 1970, Cavin et al. 2013, Fitzinger 1826, Hay 1902, Sepkoski 2002, Thurmond and Jones 1981 and Woodward 1901
Sister taxa: Gillicus, Gwawinapterus, Gwawinapterus beardi, Prosaurodon, Saurodon, Verraesichthys
Subtaxa: Daptinus phlebotomus Saurocephalus arapahovius Saurocephalus broadheadi Saurocephalus dentatus Saurocephalus ferox Saurocephalus lanciformis Saurocephalus pamphagus Saurocephalus pygmaeus Saurocephalus striatus Saurocephalus woodwardi Saurocephalus xiphirostris
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Egypt (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Jordan (1), the Russian Federation (1), Switzerland (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (4: Alabama, Wyoming)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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