†Scalacurvichthys naishi Cawley and Kriwet 2018 (ray-finned fish)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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