Actinopteri - Crossognathiformes

Full reference: J. Alvarado-Ortega, D. Mayrinck, and P. M. Brito. 2008. A basal pachyrhizodontid fish (Actinopterygii, Teleostei) from the Lower Cretaceous of the Tlayua Quarry, central Mexico. Comptes Rendus Palevol 7:269-275

Belongs to Michin according to J. Alvarado-Ortega et al. 2008

See also Cantalice et al. 2019

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IGM 9028, a skeleton (complete specimen with disarticulated caudal skeleton). Its type locality is Tlayúa Quarry (IGM collection), which is in an Albian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Tlayúa Formation of Mexico.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Tlayúa Quarry (IGM collection)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.