Bardackichthys Hacker and Shimada 2021 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Ichthyodectiformes - Bardackichthyidae

Full reference: R. J. Hacker and K. Shimada. 2021. A new ichthyodectiform fish (Actinopterygii: Teleostei) from the Arlington Member (mid-Cenomanian) of the Upper Cretaceous Woodbine Formation in Texas, USA. Cretaceous Research 123(104798)

Parent taxon: Bardackichthyidae according to R. J. Hacker and K. Shimada 2021

Sister taxa: Amakusaichthys, Heckelichthys

Subtaxa: Bardackichthys carteri

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Type: Bardackichthys carteri

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Denton County (Cretaceous of Texas)

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