†Palaeolycus von der Marck 1863 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae
Full reference: W. von der Marck. 1863. Fossile Fische, Krebse und Pflanzen aus den Plattenkalken der jüngsten Kreide aus Westfalen. Palaeontographica 11:1-83
Parent taxon: Enchodontidae according to P. C. Goody 1969
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1901
Sister taxa: Calypsoichthys, Dagon, Enchodus, Eurypholinae, Leptecodon, Pantopholis, Parenchodus, Rharbichthys, Unicachichthys
Subtaxa: Palaeolycus dreginensis
Type: Palaeolycus dreginensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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