Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Saurodontidae
Belongs to Saurocephalus according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2022
See also Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1837, Agassiz 1843, Applegate 1970, Cavin et al. 2013, 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:
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1), United States (3: Alabama)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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