†Polazzodus Poyato-Ariza 2010 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Full reference: F. Poyato-Ariza. 2010. Polazzodus, gen. nov., A New Pycnodont Fish from the Late Cretaceous of Northeastern Italy. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(3):650-664
Parent taxon: Pycnodontinae according to S. L. A. Cooper and D. M. Martill 2020
See also Poyato-Ariza 2010
Sister taxa: Scalacurvichthys, Tepexichthys
Subtaxa: Polazzodus coronatus
Type: Polazzodus coronatus
Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Italy (2 collections), Morocco (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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