Osteichthyes - Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Full reference: N. Micklich and G. Klappert. 2001. Masillosteus kelleri, a New Gar (Actinopterygii, Lepisosteidae) from the Middle Eocene of Grube Messel (Hessen, Germany). Kaupia 11:73-81
Parent taxon: Lepisosteidae according to A. López-Arbarello 2012
See also Grande 2010 and Micklich and Klappert 2001
Sister taxa: Atractosteus, Britosteus, Clastes aganus, Clastes cycliferus, Cuneatus, Lepidosteus, Lepidosteus bohemicus, Lepisosteinae, Lepisosteus, Lepisosteus cominatoi, Masillosteinae, Nhanulepisosteus, Paralepidosteus africanus
Subtaxa: Masillosteus janeae Masillosteus kelleri
Type: Masillosteus kelleri
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (1 collection), United States (1: Wyoming)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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