Bardackichthys carteri 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)

Belongs to Bardackichthys according to R. J. Hacker and K. Shimada 2021

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: DMNH 20149, a skeleton. Its type locality is Denton County, which is in a Cenomanian marginal marine sandstone in the Lewisville Formation of Texas.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Denton County

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