†Dinopteryx spinosus Davis 1887 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Beryciformes - Dinopterygidae
Alternative combination: Hoplopteryx spinosus
Full reference: J. D. Davis. 1887. The fossil fishes of the chalk of Mount Lebanon, in Syria. The Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, Series II 3:457-634
Belongs to Dinopteryx according to C. Patterson 1964
See also Davis 1887
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Sahil Alma (Lewis collection) (Cretaceous of Lebanon)
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