Ramallichthys orientalis Gayet 1982 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Gonorhynchiformes - Gonorhynchidae

Full reference: M. Gayet. 1982. Cypriniforme ou Gonorhynchiforme? Ramallichthys, nouveau genre du Cénomanien inférieur de Ramallah (Monts de Judée). Comptes Rendus des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences. Série II: Mecanique, Physique, Chimie, Sciences de l'Univers, Sciences de la Terre 295:405-407

Belongs to Ramallichthys according to M. Gayet 1986

See also Gayet 1982

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: HUJ AJ.386, 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 Palestinian Territory.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at 'Ein Yabrud quarries

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