†Apuliadercetis gonzalezae Díaz-Cruz et al. 2021 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Aulopiformes - Dercetidae
Full reference: J. A. Díaz-Cruz, J. Alvarado-Ortega, and K. M. Cantalice. 2021. Apuliadercetis gonzalezae sp. nov., a North American Campanian dercetid fish (Teleostei, Aulopiformes) from Tzimol, Chiapas, Mexico. Cretaceous Research 130(105060)
Belongs to Apuliadercetis according to J. A. Díaz-Cruz et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Apuliadercetis indeherbergei, Apuliadercetis tyleri
Type specimen: IGM 11403, a skeleton. Its type locality is Tzimol quarry, Ochuxhob town, which is in a Campanian carbonate lime mudstone in the Angostura Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Tzimol quarry, Ochuxhob town
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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