†Pachyrhizodus caninus Cope 1872 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Crossognathiformes - Pachyrhizodontidae
Belongs to Pachyrhizodus according to K. Shimada 2015
See also Applegate 1970, Giersch et al. 2010, Hay 1902 and Thurmond and Jones 1981
Sister taxa: Pachyrhizodus basalis, Pachyrhizodus curvatus, Pachyrhizodus dibleyi, Pachyrhizodus kingi, Pachyrhizodus latimentum, Pachyrhizodus leptognathus, Pachyrhizodus leptopsis, Pachyrhizodus minimus, Pachyrhizodus subulidens, Pachyrhizodus velox
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (1: Illinois collection)
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Manitoba), Mexico (1), United States (13: Alabama, Kansas, Texas)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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