Osteichthyes - Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae
Alternative combination: Saurichthys elongatus
Full reference: E. A. Stensiö. 1925. Triassic fishes from Spitzbergen, Part II. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, Tredgje Serien 2(1):1-261
Belongs to Saurichthys (Lepidosaurichthys) according to A. Tintori 2013
See also Romano et al. 2012 and Stensiö 1925
Sister taxa: Saurichthys (Lepidosaurichthys) dayi, Saurichthys (Lepidosaurichthys) ornatus, Saurichthys (Lepidosaurichthys) toxolepis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mt. Congress, lowest Triassic bone-bed, which is in a Dienerian marine siliciclastic in Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (10 collections), United States (1: Idaho)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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