†Cimolichthys Leidy (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Salmoniformes - Cimolichthyidae
Synonym: Plinthophorus Gunther 1864
Parent taxon: Cimolichthyidae according to M. Nagrodski et al. 2012
See also Applegate 1970, Goody 1969, Goody 1970, Hay 1902, Sepkoski 2002, Thurmond and Jones 1981, Woodward 1901 and Woodward 1902
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Cimolichthys levesiensis Cimolichthys marginatus Cimolichthys nepaholica
Type: Cimolichthys levesiensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (1 collection), Canada (6: Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories), the Netherlands (1), Niger (1), United States (6: Alabama, Colorado, Kansas, South Dakota)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
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