Cylindracanthus ornatus Leidy 1856 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Acanthopterygii

Alternative combination: Coelorhynchus ornatus

Belongs to Cylindracanthus according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2024

See also Ebersole et al. 2019, Hay 1902, Rapp 1946 and Thurmond and Jones 1981

Sister taxa: Cylindracanthus acus, Cylindracanthus bisulcatus, Cylindracanthus gigas, Cylindracanthus isnusris, Cylindracanthus rectus

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (1: Alabama collection)

• Eocene of United States (1: Alabama)

• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (1: Arkansas)

• Cretaceous of United States (2: New Jersey, North Carolina)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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