Coccolepis woodwardi Waldman 1971 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Actinopterygii

Full reference: M. Waldman. 1971. Fish from the freshwater Lower Cretaceous of Victoria, Australia with comments of the palaeo-environment. Special Papers in Palaeontology 9:1-124

Belongs to Coccolepis according to M. Waldman 1971

Sister taxa: Coccolepis andrewsi, Coccolepis australis, Coccolepis bucklandi, Coccolepis liassicus, Coccolepis macropterus

Type specimen: MUZ 3167AB, a skeleton. Its type locality is Koonwarra fish-bed, which is in a Cretaceous fluvial mudstone/claystone in Australia.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Australia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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