†Antarctiberyx seymouri Grande and Chatterjee 1987 (ray-finned fish)
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This species differs from all other trachichthyids in the extreme development of the ornamented nasal bridge and in the pattern of radiating spines and serrations on the dorsal surface of the bridge.
Full reference: L. Grande and S. Chatterjee. 1987. New Cretaceous fish fossils from Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Palaeontology 30(4):829-837
Belongs to Antarctiberyx according to L. Grande and S. Chatterjee 1987
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: TTU P9210, a partial skull
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Seymour Island (Cretaceous of Antarctica)
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