†Leptosomus guestphalicus von der Marck 1863 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Sardinioididae
Full reference: W. von der Marck. 1863. Fossile Fische, Krebse und Pflanzen aus den Plattenkalken der jüngsten Kreide aus Westfalen. Palaeontographica 11:1-83
Belongs to Leptosomus according to A. S. Woodward 1901
See also von der Marck 1863
Sister taxa: Sardinioides attenuatus, Sardinioides crassicaudus, Sardinioides illustrans, Sardinioides macrophthalmus, Sardinioides minimus, Sardinioides monasterii, Sardinioides pusillus, Leptosomus elongatus, Leptosomus macrourus, Leptosomus crassicostatus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Arenfelde quarry, near Sendenhorst (Cretaceous of Germany)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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