Quaesitoberyx minutus Bannikov and Sorbini 2005 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Beryciformes - Quaesitoberycidae

Full reference: A. F. Bannikov and C. Sorbini. 2005. A new beryciform genus and family from the Cenomanian of Hajula (Lebanon). Fourth International Meeting on Mesozoic Fishes - Systematics, Homology, and Nomenclature 29-32

Belongs to Quaesitoberyx according to A. F. Bannikov and C. Sorbini 2005

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MSNTC I13799, a skeleton. Its type locality is Hadjoula (MSNTC collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Sannine Limestone Formation of Lebanon.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Lebanon (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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