Tycheroichthys dunveganensis Hay et al. 2007 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Ellimmichthyiformes - Paraclupeidae

Full reference: M. J. Hay, S. L. Cumbaa, A. M. Murray and A. G. Plint. 2007. A new paraclupeid fish (Clupeomorpha, Ellimmichthyiformes) from a muddy marine pro-delta environment: middle Cenomanian Dunvegan Formation, Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 44:775-790

Belongs to Tycheroichthys according to M. J. Hay et al. 2007

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CMN 52730, a skeleton. Its type locality is Progress Energy Cequel Elm core 16-5-69-6W6, which is in a Cenomanian prodelta mudstone in the Dunvegan Formation of Canada.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Progress Energy Cequel Elm core 16-5-69-6W6

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