†Araripichthys weberi Alvarado-Ortega and Brito 2011 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Araripchthyiformes - Araripichthyidae
Full reference: J. Alvarado-Ortega and P. M. Brito. 2011. A new species of Araripichthys (Teleostei, Elopocephala) from the Tlayúa Formation (Cretaceous, Albian), Mexico. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(6):1376-1381
Belongs to Araripichthys according to J. Alvarado-Ortega and P. M. Brito 2011
Sister taxon: Araripichthys axelrodi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Tlayúa Quarry (IGM, general), which is in an Albian/Albian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Tlayúa Formation of Mexico
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Tlayúa Quarry (IGM, general)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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