†Conosaurus Gibbes 1851 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Crossognathiformes - Pachyrhizodontidae

Synonym: Conosaurops Leidy 1868

Full reference: R. W. Gibbes. 1851. Memoir on Mosasaurus and the three allied new genera, Holcodus, Conosaurus, and Amphorosteus. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 2(5):1-13

Parent taxon: Pachyrhizodontidae according to W. F. Rapp 1946

See also Hay 1902 and Leidy 1868

Sister taxa: Cavinichthys, Elopopsis, Goulmimichthys, Lebrunichthys, Oricardinus, Pachyrhizodus, Polcynichthys, Stanhopeichthys

Subtaxa: Conosaurus bowmani

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (1: South Carolina collection)

• Cretaceous of United States (1: New Jersey)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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