Dentilepisosteus laevis Grande 2010 (gar)

Osteichthyes - Lepisosteiformes - Obaichthyidae

Full reference: L. Grande. 2010. An empirical synthetic pattern study of gars (Lepisosteiformes) and closely related species, based mostly on skeletal anatomy. The resurrection of Holostei. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication 6. Copeia 10(2A):i-x, 1-871

Belongs to Dentilepisosteus according to L. Grande 2010

Sister taxon: Dentilepisosteus kemkemensis

Type specimen: DGM 1155 P, a partial skeleton (skull, one scale, isolated vertebra)

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Dentilepisosteus laevis in the database

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