Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Dercetidae
Full reference: Y. Chalifa. 1989. Two new species of longirostrine fishes from the Early Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) of Ein-Yabrud, Israel, with comments on the phylogeny of the Dercetidae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 9(3):314-328
Parent taxon: Dercetidae according to J. Alvarado-Ortega and J. A. Díaz-Cruz 2021
See also Chalifa 1989 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anguillavus hackberryensis, Apuliadercetis, Benthesikyme, Brazilodercetis, Candelarhynchus, Caudadercetis, Cyranichthys, Dercetis, Dercetis latiscutatus, Dercetis maximus, Dercetis reussi, Hastichthys, Kwangodercetis, Leccedercetis, Nardodercetis, Ophidercetis, Paradercetis, Pelargorhynchus, Rhynchodercetis, Scandiadercetis, Stratodus
Subtaxa: Dercetoides venator
Type: Dercetoides venator
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Alberta collection), Palestinian Territory (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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