Gnathostomata - Crossopterygii - Osteolepidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Taxonomic names, in On the fresh-water limestone of Burdiehouse in the neighbourhood of Edinburgh, belonging to the Carboniferous group of rocks. With supplementary notes on other fresh-water limestones. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 13:169-282
Belongs to Megalichthys according to U. J. Borgen and H. A. Nakrem 2016
See also Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1839, Agassiz 1843, Agassiz 1843, Downs and Daeschler 2020, Hay 1902, M'Coy 1855 and Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Megalichthys anceps, Megalichthys angustus, Megalichthys coccolepis, Megalichthys incurvus, Megalichthys intermedius, Megalichthys laevis, Megalichthys laticeps, Megalichthys macropoma, Megalichthys maxillaris, Megalichthys mullisoni, Megalichthys nitens, Megalichthys priscus, Megalichthys pygmaeus, Megalichthys rugosus, Centrodus striatulus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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