†Heckelichthys preopercularis Banos-Rodriguez et al. 2020 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Ichthyodectiformes - Bardackichthyidae
Full reference: R. E. Banos-Rodriguez, K. A. González-Rodríguez, M. V. H. Wilson and J. A. González-Martínez. 2020. A new species of Heckelichthys from the Muhi Quarry (Albian-Cenomanian) of central Mexico. Cretaceous Research 110:1-14
Belongs to Heckelichthys according to R. E. Banos-Rodriguez et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Heckelichthys microdon, Heckelichthys vexillifer
Type specimen: UAHMP 4437, a skeleton
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Muhi quarry (Cretaceous of Mexico)
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