Epaelops Alves et al. 2019 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Elopiformes

Full reference: Y. M. Alves, J. Alvarado-Ortega, and P. M. Brito. 2019. †Epaelops martinezi gen. and sp. nov. from the Albian limestone deposits of the Tlayúa quarry, Mexico - A new late Mesozoic record of Elopiformes of the western Tethys. Cretaceous Research 110(104260)

Parent taxon: Elopiformes according to Y. M. Alves et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Albuloidei, Antofagastaichthys, Carsothrissops, Coryphaenopsis, Dactylopogon, Davichthys, Echinelops, Eichstaettia, Elopidae, Elopoidei, Flindersichthys, Lyrolepis, Megalopidae, Ostariostoma, Phyllodontidae

Subtaxa: Epaelops martinezi

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Type: Epaelops martinezi

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Site IGM-2772, Tlayúa Quarry (Cretaceous of Mexico)

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