Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Birgeriidae

Full reference: C. Romano, J. F. Jenks, R. Jattiot, T. M. Scheyer, K. G. Bylund and H. Bucher. 2017. Marine Early Triassic Actinopterygii from Elko County (Nevada, USA): implications for the Smithian equatorial vertebrate eclipse. Journal of Paleontology 91:1025-1046

Belongs to Birgeria according to C. Romano et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Birgeria acuminata, Birgeria aldingeri, Birgeria costata, Birgeria groenlandica, Birgeria gronlandica, Birgeria guizhouensis, Birgeria liui, Birgeria mougeoti, Birgeria nielseni, Birgeria stensioei, Birgeria velox, Severnichthys

Type specimen: NMMNH P-66225, a skeleton. Its type locality is Winecup Ranch (NMMNH P-66225), which is in a Smithian marine limestone in Nevada.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Winecup Ranch (NMMNH P-66225)

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