Osteichthyes - Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae
Alternative combinations: Ceratodus eruciferus, Rhineastes eruciferus
Synonym: Ceratodus hieroglyphus Cope 1876
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 Acipenser according to R. Estes 1964
See also Cope 1876, Cope 1876, Hay 1902 and Lambe 1902
Sister taxa: Acipenser albertensis, Acipenser amnisinferos, Acipenser brevirostrum, Acipenser fulvescens, Acipenser gigantissimus, Acipenser medirostris, Acipenser molassicus, Acipenser ornatus, Acipenser oxyrhynchus, Acipenser praeparatorum, Acipenser toliapicus, Acipenser tuberculosus
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (10: Montana, New Mexico, Wyoming collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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