Ambodipia Beltan 1968 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae

Full reference: L. Beltan. 1968. La faune ichthyologique de l'Eotrias du N. W. de Madagascar: le neurocrâne. Cahiers de Paléontologie 1968:1-125

Parent taxon: Palaeoniscidae according to L. Beltan 1968

Sister taxa: Alvinichthys, Apateolepis, Canobius, Carboveles, Cryphiolepis, Cycloptychius, Dicellopyge, Ferganiscus, Ganolepis, Gonatodus, Grygorichthys, Guizhouniscus, Gyrolepis, Holurus, Isodus, Isodus leptognathus, Koinichthys, Myriolepis, Nematoptychius, Oxygnathus, Palaeoniscum, Palaeoniscus, Paraeurynotus, Rhadinoniscus, Semionotus brodei, Sixtelia, Strepheoschema, Suchonichthys, Tegeolepis, Trachelacanthus, Turfania, Turseodus, Wayaobulepis

Subtaxa: Ambodipia madagascariensis

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ambodipo (MNHN fish) (Triassic of Madagascar)

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