Oropycnodus Poyato-Ariza and Wenz 2002 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Full reference: F. J. Poyato-Ariza and S. Wenz. 2002. New insight into pycnodontiform fishes. Geodiversitas 24(1):139-248

Parent taxon: Pycnodontinae according to F. J. Poyato-Ariza and S. Wenz 2002

Sister taxa: Polazzodus, Pycnodus, Scalacurvichthys, Tepexichthys

Subtaxa: Oropycnodus ponsorti

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Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Mont-Aimé (Cretaceous of France)

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