Osteichthyes - Aulopiformes - Dercetidae
Alternative combination: Rhynchodercetis gracilis
Full reference: Y. Chalifa. 1989. Two new species of longirostrine fishes from the Early Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) of Ein-Yabrud, Israel, with comments on the phylogeny of the Dercetidae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 9(3):314-328
Belongs to Hastichthys according to J. Alvarado-Ortega and J. A. Díaz-Cruz 2021
See also Chalifa 1989 and Forey et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Hastichthys regio, Hastichthys totonacus
Type specimen: HUJEY 330, a skeleton. Its type locality is 'Ein Yabrud quarries, which is in a Cenomanian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bet Meir or Amminadav Formation of Palestine.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (1 collection), Palestine (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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