Petersichthys Taverne 2021 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Osteoglossiformes - Pantodontidae

Full reference: L. Taverne. 2021. The Pantodontidae (Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha) from the marine Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Lebanon. 2°. Petersichthys libanicus gen. and sp. nov. Geo-Eco-Trop 45:563-571

Parent taxon: Pantodontidae according to L. Taverne 2021

Sister taxa: Capassopiscis, Palaeopantodon, Pankowskipiscis, Pantodon, Prognathoglossum

Subtaxa: Petersichthys libanicus

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Type: Petersichthys libanicus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Haqel (IRSNB collection) (Cretaceous of Lebanon)

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