Macromesodon macropterus Agassiz 1834 (ray-finned fish)

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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