†Dictyopyge macrurus Redfield 1841 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Redfieldiidae
Alternative combinations: Catopterus macrurus, Dictyopyge macrura
Belongs to Dictyopyge according to B. Schaeffer and N. G. McDonald 1978
See also Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Dictyopyge formosa, Dictyopyge illustrans, Dictyopyge meekeri, Dictyopyge robusta, Dictyopyge symmetrica
Type specimen: YPM 3207A, a skeleton. Its type locality is Black Heath mine, which is in a Carnian terrestrial horizon in the Tuckahoe Formation of Virginia.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (5: Virginia collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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