Microdon biserialis Woodward 1890 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Alternative combination: Mesodon biserialis

Belongs to Microdon according to A. S. Woodward 1895

Sister taxa: Microdon discoides, Microdon hexagonus, Microdon abdominalis, Microdon analis, Microdon elegans, Microdon radiatus, Microdon penalvai

Type specimen: BMNH P523, a set of teeth. Its type locality is Stonesfield Slate, near Oxford (BMNH fish), which is in a Bathonian marine slate in the United Kingdom.

Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Stonesfield Slate, near Oxford (BMNH fish)

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