†Paleopsephurus MacAlpin 1947 (paddlefish)
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Osteichthyes - Acipenseriformes - Polyodontidae
Parent taxon: Paleopsephurinae according to L. Grande and W. E. Bemis 1996
See also Bryant 1989, Estes 1976, Estes and Berberian 1970, Grande and Hilton 2006 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Paleopsephurus wilsoni
Type: Paleopsephurus wilsoni
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (1: Montana collection)
• Cretaceous of United States (5: Montana, New Mexico, Wyoming)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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