†Hadrodus priscus Leidy 1857 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Belongs to Hadrodus according to J. Leidy 1873
See also Applegate 1970, Hay 1902 and Thurmond and Jones 1981
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Columbus, which is in a Santonian/Campanian marine sandstone in the Eutaw Formation of Mississippi
Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (1: Arkansas collection)
• Cretaceous of United States (4: Alabama, Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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