†Machaeracanthus Newberry 1857 (spiny fish)
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Chondrichthyes - Machaeracanthidae
Parent taxon: Machaeracanthidae according to C. J. Burrow and D. K. Elliott 2023
See also Denison 1979, Hay 1902, Jordan 1963 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Machaeracanthus archiaci Machaeracanthus bohemicus Machaeracanthus kayseri Machaeracanthus larteti Machaeracanthus longaevus Machaeracanthus major Machaeracanthus peracutus Machaeracanthus polonicus Machaeracanthus retusus Machaeracanthus sulcatus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Antarctica (2 collections), Brazil (2), the Czech Republic (1), Germany (2), Morocco (8), United States (4: California, Nevada, Wyoming)
Total: 19 collections including 20 occurrences
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