Scalacurvichthys naishi Cawley and Kriwet 2018 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Full reference: J. J. Cawley and J. Kriwet. 2018. A new pycnodont fish, Scalacurvichthys naishi gen. et sp. nov., from the Late Cretaceous of Israel. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 16(8):659-673

Belongs to Scalacurvichthys according to J. J. Cawley and J. Kriwet 2018

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SMNK-PAL.8613, a skeleton. Its type locality is Beit El, which is in a Cenomanian/Cenomanian carbonate limestone in Palestinian Territory.

Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Beit El

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