†Micropycnodon kansasensis Hibbard and Graffham 1941 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes - Mesturidae
Alternative combination: Pycnomicrodon kansasensis
Belongs to Micropycnodon according to H. M. Maisch et al. 2021
See also Bice and Shimada 2016, Nagrodski et al. 2012, Nursall 1999, Poyato-Ariza and Wenz 2002, Shimada and Martin 2008 and Shimada et al. 2006
Sister taxon: Micropycnodon gaynaisensis
Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (5: Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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