†Coccocephalus tessellatus Poplin and Véran 1996 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Actinopterygii - Coccocephalichthyidae
Synonym: Coccocephalichthys tessellatus Beltan 1981 [replaced name]
Full reference: C. M. Poplin and M. Véran. 1996. A revision of the actinopterygian fish Coccocephalus wildi from the Upper Carboniferous of Lancashire. Special Papers in Palaeontology 52:7-30
Belongs to Coccocephalus according to C. M. Poplin and M. Véran 1996
See also Schultze et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Coccocephalus baldwini, Coccocephalus wildi
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Rio Negro, between Tacuarembo and Durazno departments (Permian of Uruguay)
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