Lepidosteus Agassiz 1843 (gar)
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Osteichthyes - Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome I (18me livraison) xxxii-188
Parent taxon: Lepisosteidae according to J. Peng et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Atractosteus, Clastes aganus, Clastes cycliferus, Cuneatus, Lepidosteus bohemicus, Lepisosteinae, Lepisosteus, Lepisosteus cominatoi, Masillosteus, Nhanulepisosteus, Oniichthys, Paralepidosteus africanus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (1 collection)
• Eocene of Belgium (1), France (1)
• Cretaceous of United States (3: Montana, Utah)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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