†Brazilichthys macrognathus Cox and Hutchinson 1991 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Brazilichthyidae
Full reference: C. B. Cox and P. Hutchinson. 1991. Fishes and Amphibians from the Late Permian Pedra de Fogo Formation of Northern Brazil. Palaeontology 34(3):561-573
Belongs to Brazilichthys according to C. B. Cox and P. Hutchinson 1991
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: DNPM 1061-P, a skull. Its type locality is Pastos Bons, Maranhao, which is in a Kungurian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Lower Pedra de Fogo Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Pastos Bons, Maranhao
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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