Osteichthyes - Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae
Alternative combinations: Eosaurichthys madagascariensis, Saurichthys madagascariensis
Belongs to Saurichthys (Eosaurichthys) according to A. Tintori 2013
See also Beltan 1968, Lehman 1952, Liu and Wei 1988, Rieppel 1980 and Uyeno 1978
Sister taxa: Saurichthys (Costasaurichthys), Saurichthys (Lepidosaurichthys), Saurichthys aculeatus, Saurichthys apicalis, Saurichthys breviabdominalis, Saurichthys calcaratus, Saurichthys curionii, Saurichthys daubreei, Saurichthys dawaziensis, Saurichthys deperditus, Saurichthys dongusensis, Saurichthys eximius, Saurichthys gigas, Saurichthys gracilis, Saurichthys grignae, Saurichthys gypsophilus, Saurichthys hamiltoni, Saurichthys huanshenensis, Saurichthys indicus, Saurichthys irregularis, Saurichthys latifrons, Saurichthys lepidosteoides, Saurichthys longidens, Saurichthys macrocephalus, Saurichthys majiashanensis, Saurichthys nepalensis, Saurichthys obrutchevi, Saurichthys orientalis, Saurichthys parvidens, Saurichthys piveteaui, Saurichthys proximus, Saurichthys sceltrichensis, Saurichthys seefeldensis, Saurichthys semicostatus, Saurichthys spinosa, Saurichthys stensioi, Saurichthys striatulus, Saurichthys striolatus, Saurichthys subulatus, Saurichthys tenuirostris, Saurichthys tertius, Saurichthys ultimus, Saurichthys vjuschkovi, Saurichthys wimani, Saurichthys yangjuanensis, Saurichthys yunnanensis, Sinosaurichthys minuta, Sinosaurichthys longimedialis, Saurichthys (Sinosaurichthys) longipectoralis, Saurichthys (Eosaurichthys) chaoi, Systolichthys catalaunicus, Brevisaurichthys osseus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of India (1 collection), Madagascar (6)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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