†Plethodus Dixon 1850 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Tselfatiiformes - Plethodidae
Full reference: F. Dixon. 1850. The Geology and Fossils of the Tertiary and Cretaceous Formations of Sussex xvi-422
Parent taxon: Plethodidae according to W. Weiler 1935
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1901
Sister taxa: Bananogmius, Dixonanogmius, Niobrara, Paranogmius, Pentanogmius, Rhamphoichthys, Tselfatia, Zanclites, Moorevillia
Subtaxa: Plethodus expansus Plethodus libycus Plethodus oblongus
Type: Plethodus expansus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Egypt (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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