†Dentilepisosteus Grande 2010 (gar)
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Osteichthyes - Lepisosteiformes - Obaichthyidae
Full reference: L. Grande. 2010. An empirical synthetic pattern study of gars (Lepisosteiformes) and closely related species, based mostly on skeletal anatomy. The resurrection of Holostei. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication 6. Copeia 10(2A):i-x, 1-871
Parent taxon: Obaichthyidae according to A. López-Arbarello 2012
Sister taxon: Obaichthys
Subtaxa: Dentilepisosteus kemkemensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Algeria (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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