†Micropycnodon Hibbard and Graffham 1945 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Mesturidae
Parent taxon: Mesturidae according to R. Allain et al. 2022
See also Bice and Shimada 2016, Maisch et al. 2021, Nursall 1996, Nursall 1999, Sepkoski 2002 and Shimada et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Arduafrons, Mesturus, Paramesturus
Subtaxa: Micropycnodon gaynaisensis Micropycnodon kansasensis
Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), France (1), Israel (1), United States (8: Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Utah)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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