Osteopleurus newarki Bryant 1934 (jawed fish)

Gnathostomata - Coelacanthini

Alternative combination: Coelacanthus newarki

Full reference: W. L. Bryant. 1934. New fishes from the Triassic of Pennsylvania. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 73(5):319-326

Belongs to Osteopleurus according to B. Schaeffer 1941

See also Bryant 1934

Sister taxon: Osteopleurus milleri

Type specimen: PU 13695, a skeleton

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Triassic of United States (5: New Jersey, Pennsylvania collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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