Full reference: J. P. Downs and E. B. Daeschler. 2020. A new species of Megalichthys (Sarcopterygii, Megalichthyidae) from the Upper Devonian (Famennian) of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., and a report on the cosmine-covered osteolepiform fossils of the Catskill Formation. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 40(2):e1774771
Belongs to Megalichthys according to J. P. Downs and E. B. Daeschler 2020
Sister taxa: Megalichthys coccolepis, Megalichthys hibberti, Megalichthys intermedius, Megalichthys laevis, Megalichthys laticeps, Megalichthys macropoma, Megalichthys maxillaris, Megalichthys nitens, Megalichthys priscus, Megalichthys pygmaeus, Megalichthys rugosus, Centrodus striatulus
Type specimen: ANSP 21152, a partial skull (skull roof and braincase, partial cheek, suboperculars, palatoquadrate, entopterygoid, dermopala- tine, ectopterygoid, lower jaw, and scales in articulation). Its type locality is Red Hill site, which is in a Famennian delta plain sandstone in the Catskill Formation of Pennsylvania.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Red Hill site
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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