Osteichthyes - Ichthyodectiformes - Saurodontidae
Belongs to Saurocephalus according to Z. Boles et al. 2024
See also Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1837, Agassiz 1843, Applegate 1970, Bassani 1880, Cavin et al. 2013, Cope 1871, Ebersole et al. 2022, Hay 1902, Leidy 1857, Thurmond and Jones 1981 and Woodward 1901
Sister taxa: Saurocephalus arapahovius, Saurocephalus broadheadi, Saurocephalus dentatus, Saurocephalus ferox, Saurocephalus pamphagus, Saurocephalus pygmaeus, Saurocephalus striatus, Saurocephalus woodwardi, Saurocephalus xiphirostris, Daptinus phlebotomus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (1: New Jersey collection)
• Cretaceous of the Netherlands (1), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (3: Alabama)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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