Actinopteri - Ellimmichthyiformes - Armigatidae

Full reference: P. L. Forey, L. Yi, C. Patterson and C. E. Davis. 2003. Fossil fishes from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Namoura, Lebanon. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 1(4):227-330

Belongs to Armigatus according to A. M. Murray et al. 2016

See also Forey et al. 2003

Sister taxa: Armigatus alticorpus, Armigatus brevissimus, Armigatus carrenoae, Armigatus dalmaticus, Armigatus elatus, Armigatus oligodentatus, Armigatus plinii, Histiurus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Nammoura quarry (BMNH collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal wackestone/mudstone in the Sannine Formation of Lebanon

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Nammoura quarry (BMNH collection)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.