†Ectosteorhachis nitidus Cope 1880 (lobe-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Osteolepiformes - Megalichthyidae
Alternative combinations: Megalichthys nitidus, Parabatrachus nitidus
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1880. Second contribution to the history of the Vertebrata of the Permian formation of Texas. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 19:38-58
Belongs to Ectosteorhachis according to E. Daly 1973
See also Borgen and Nakrem 2016, Cope 1880, Cope and Matthew 1915 and Hay 1902
Sister taxon: Ectosteorhachis ciceronius
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (3: Oklahoma, Utah collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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