Lebrunichthys nammourensis Taverne and Capasso 2020 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Crossognathiformes - Pachyrhizodontidae

Full reference: L. Taverne and L. Capasso. 2020. Osteology and relationships of Lebrunichthys nammourensis gen. and sp. nov. (Teleostei, Crossognathiformes, Pachyrhizodontidae), a fossil fish from the marine Upper Cretaceous of Lebanon. Geo-Eco-Trop 44(1):195-203

Belongs to Lebrunichthys according to L. Taverne and L. Capasso 2020

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CLC S-402, a skeleton. Its type locality is En Nammoura (Capasso CLC collection), which is in a Cenomanian carbonate limestone in Lebanon.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at En Nammoura (Capasso CLC collection)

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