Actinopteri - Osteoglossiformes
Full reference: A. M. Murray, D. K. Zelenitsky, D. B. Brinkman and A. G. Neuman. 2018. Two new Palaeocene osteoglossomorphs from Canada, with a reassessment of the relationships of the genus †Joffrichthys, and analysis of diversity from articulated versus microfossil material. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 1-8
Belongs to Lopadichthys according to A. M. Murray et al. 2018
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: TMP 2015.011.0001, a skeleton (complete fish in left lateral view). Its type locality is North Edge of Calgary, which is in a Paleocene fluvial sandstone in the Paskapoo Formation of Canada.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (2: Alberta collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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