Ursichthys Newbrey and Konishi 2015 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes

Full reference: M. G. Newbrey and T. Konishi. 2015. A new lizardfish (Teleostei, Aulopiformes) from the Late Cretaceous Bearpaw Formation of Alberta, Canada, with a revised diagnosis of Apateodus (Aulopiformes, Ichthyotringoidei). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35(e918042)

Parent taxon: Ichthyotringoidei according to M. G. Newbrey and T. Konishi 2015

Sister taxa: Apateopholidae, Dercetidae, Ichthyotringidae

Subtaxa: Ursichthys longiparietalis

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Type: Ursichthys longiparietalis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at East bank of St. Mary River, south of Lethbridge (Cretaceous of Alberta)

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