Lophionotus sanjuanensis Gibson 2013 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Semionotiformes

Full reference: S. Z. Gibson. 2013. A new hump-backed ginglymodian fish (Neopterygii, Semionotiformes) from the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation of southeastern Utah. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33(5):1037-1050

Belongs to Lophionotus according to S. Z. Gibson 2013

Sister taxa: Lophionotus chinleana, Lophionotus kanabensis

Type specimen: AMNH 5680, a skeleton. Its type locality is Little Valley fish locality, which is in a Norian/Rhaetian channel siltstone in the Chinle Formation of Utah.

Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of United States (2: Utah collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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