Araripichthys weberi Alvarado-Ortega and Brito 2011 (ray-finned fish)

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)

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