Haqelpycnodus picteti Taverne and Capasso 2018 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Full reference: L. Taverne and L. Capasso. 2018. Osteology and phylogenetic relationships of Haqelpycnodus picteti gen. and sp. nov., a new pycnodont fish genus (Pycnodontidae) from the marine Late Cretaceous tropical sea of Lebanon. Geo-Eco-Trop 42(1):117-132

Belongs to Haqelpycnodus according to L. Taverne and L. Capasso 2018

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CLC S-317, a skeleton. Its type locality is Haqel (Capasso collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon.

Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Haqel (Capasso collection)

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