Full reference: B. A. Than-Marchese, J. Alvarado-Ortega, W. A. Matamoros and E. Velázquez-Velázquez. 2020. Scombroclupea javieri sp. nov., an enigmatic Cenomanian clupeomorph fish (Teleostei, Clupeomorpha) from the marine deposits of the Cintalapa Formation, Ocozocoautla, Chiapas, southeastern Mexico. Cretaceous Research 112(104448)
Belongs to Scombroclupea according to B. A. Than-Marchese et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Scombroclupea diminuta, Scombroclupea gaudryi, Scombroclupea macrophthalma, Scombroclupea occidentalis, Scombroclupea scutata
Type specimen: IHNFG-5297, a skeleton. Its type locality is El Chango Quarry, which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal dolomite in the Cintalapa Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution: found only at El Chango Quarry
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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