†Apomesodon gibbosus Wagner 1851 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes
Alternative combination: Mesodon gibbosus
Belongs to Apomesodon according to F. J. Poyato-Ariza and S. Wenz 2002
Sister taxa: Apomesodon comosus, Apomesodon surgens
Type specimen: BSPG AS VII 346. Its type locality is Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.
Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll)
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