Kankatodus Kumar and Loyal 1987 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Eotrigonodontidae

Full reference: K. Kumar and R. S. Loyal. 1987. Eocene ichthyofauna from the Subathu Formation, Northwestern Himalaya, India. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India 32:60-84

Parent taxon: Eotrigonodontidae according to K. Kumar and R. S. Loyal 1987

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Eotrigonodon, Stephanodus

Subtaxa: Kankatodus cappettai

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Type: Kankatodus cappettai

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Muddy Boots Locality (Eocene of India)

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