Mauritanichthys rugosus Martin 1980 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Redfieldiidae

Full reference: M. Martin. 1980. Mauritanichthys rugosus n. gen. et n. sp., Redfieldiidae (Actinopterygi, Chondrostei) du Trias Superieur continental marocain [Mauritanichthys rugosus n. gen. et n. sp., Redfieldiidae (Actinopterygi, Chondrostei) from the continental Moroccan Upper Triassic]. Géobios 13(3):437-441

Belongs to Mauritanichthys according to M. Martin 1982

See also Martin 1980

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MNHN Alm312, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Locality XI, Alili n'yifis, Alma, which is in a Carnian terrestrial horizon in the Timezgadiouine Formation of Morocco.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Locality XI, Alili n'yifis, Alma

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