†Arotus Cope 1877 (ray-finned fish)
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Parent taxon: Holostei according to J. D. Gardner et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Amiiformes, Aspidorhynchoidea, Chilingosaurus chingshankouensis, Holcodon, Ophiopsidae, Pholidophoroidea, Sangiorgioichthys, Semionotoidea, Ticinolepis
Subtaxa: Arotus hieroglyphus
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (2: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections)
• Cretaceous of Canada (7: Alberta), United States (1: Montana), Uzbekistan (2)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
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