Osteichthyes - Lepisosteiformes - Obaichthyidae
Full reference: L. Grande. 2010. An empirical synthetic pattern study of gars (Lepisosteiformes) and closely related species, based mostly on skeletal anatomy. The resurrection of Holostei. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication 6. Copeia 10(2A):i-x, 1-871
Belongs to Obaichthys according to L. Grande 2010
Sister taxa: Obaichthys decoratus, Obaichthys laevis
Type specimen: BMNHP.66343, a partial skeleton (trunk region with articulated scales). Its type locality is Kem Kem beds (BMNH collection), which is in an Albian/Cenomanian marine sandstone in Morocco.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Algeria (3 collections), Morocco (1), Spain (1)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
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