Coelodus decaturensis Gidley 1913 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Full reference: J. W. Gidley. 1913. Some new American pycnodont fishes. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 46(2036):445-450

Belongs to Coelodus according to J. W. Gidley 1913

Sister taxa: Coelodus bocagei, Coelodus brownii, Coelodus choffati, Coelodus cuneiformis, Coelodus delgadoi, Coelodus fabadens, Coelodus latus, Coelodus malwaensis, Coelodus mesorachis, Coelodus multipinnatus, Coelodus oblongus, Coelodus ovalis, Coelodus plethodon, Coelodus riberoi, Coelodus rostratus, Coelodus saturnus, Coelodus stantoni, Coelodus suillus, Coelodus vetteri

Type specimen: USNM 16, a partial skull (left splenial). Its type locality is Decatur (Coelodus decaturensis type), which is in a Cretaceous marine horizon in Texas.

Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Decatur (Coelodus decaturensis type)

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