†Aethocephalichthys hyainarhinos Fielitz et al. 1999 (ray-finned fish)
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Full reference: C. Fielitz, J. D. Stewart, and J. Wiffen. 1999. Aethocephalichthys hyainarhinos gen. et sp. nov., a new and enigmatic Late Cretaceous actinopterygian from North America and New Zealand. Mesozoic Fishes 2 - Systematics and Fossil Record 95-106
Belongs to Aethocephalichthys according to C. Fielitz et al. 1999
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 293321, an other (neurocranium). Its type locality is USGS M 31555, which is in a Santonian marine sandstone in the Eutaw Formation of Mississippi.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of New Zealand (1 collection), United States (1: Mississippi)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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