†Pyknotylacanthus spathianus Mutter and Rieber 2005 (elasmobranch)
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Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes
Full reference: R. J. Mutter and H. Rieber. 2005. Pyknotylacanthus spathianus gen et sp nov, a new ctenacathoid from the Early Triassic of Bear Lake (Idaho, USA). Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia 8(2):139-148
Belongs to Pyknotylacanthus according to R. J. Mutter and H. Rieber 2005
Sister taxon: Pyknotylacanthus humboldtensis
Type specimen: PIMUZ A/I 3730, a limb element (Fin spine). Its type locality is Bear Lake, which is in a Spathian marine shale in the Thaynes Formation of Idaho.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Bear Lake
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