Notopterus Lacepede 1800 (knifefish)

Actinopteri - Osteoglossiformes - Notopteridae

Parent taxon: Notopteridae according to A. S. Woodward 1901

Sister taxa: Notopteridarum, Notopterinae, Xenomystinae

Subtaxa: Notopterus primaevus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Rangapur microvertebrate site (Cretaceous of India)

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