†Leptosomus elongatus von der Marck 1868 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Sardinioididae
Full reference: W. von der Marck. 1868. Taxonomic names, in Neue Fische und Krebse aus der Kreide von Westfalen. Palaeontographica 15:269-305
Belongs to Leptosomus according to A. S. Woodward 1901
See also von der Marck 1868 and von der Marck 1885
Sister taxa: Sardinioides attenuatus, Sardinioides crassicaudus, Sardinioides illustrans, Sardinioides macrophthalmus, Sardinioides minimus, Sardinioides monasterii, Sardinioides pusillus, Leptosomus macrourus, Leptosomus crassicostatus, Leptosomus guestphalicus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Bauerschaft Bracht, near Sendenhorst (Cretaceous of Germany)
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