†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, Poyato-Ariza and Wenz 2002, Sepkoski 2002 and Shimada et al. 2006
Sister taxon: Mesturus
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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