†Arotus hieroglyphus Cope 1876 (ray-finned fish)
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Alternative combination: Ceratodus hieroglyphus
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1876. Descriptions of some vertebrate remains from the Fort Union Beds of Montana. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 28:248-261
Belongs to Arotus according to J. D. Gardner et al. 2025
See also Cope 1876, Cope 1876, Estes 1964 and Hay 1902
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: AMNH FF 7080, a dermal scale
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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