†Bawitius Grandstaff et al. 2012 (bichir)
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Cladistia - Polypteriformes - Polypteridae
Full reference: B. S. Grandstaff, J. B. Smith, M. C. Lamanna, K. J. Lacovara, and M. S. Abdel-Ghani. 2012. Bawitius, gen. nov., a giant polypterid (Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii) from the Upper Cretaceous Bahariya Formation of Egypt. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32(1):17-26
Parent taxon: Polypteridae according to B. S. Grandstaff et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Dajetella, Polypterus, Serenoichthys
Subtaxa: Bawitius bartheli
Type: Polypterus bartheli
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Algeria (2 collections), Egypt (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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