†Macromesodon macropterus Agassiz 1834 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Alternative combinations: Gyrodus macropterus, Mesodon macropterus
Synonyms: Macromesodon daviesi Woodward 1890, Mesodon macropterus parvus Woodward 1895, Mesodon parvus Woodward 1895
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1834. Feuilleton Additionnel aux Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles 1-20
Belongs to Macromesodon according to F. J. Poyato-Ariza and S. Wenz 2002
See also Agassiz 1834 and Agassiz 1843
Sister taxon: Macromesodon bernissartensis
Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Teffont, Wiltshire (BMNH fish Coll.) (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)
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