†Scalacurvichthys Cawley and Kriwet 2018 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Full reference: J. J. Cawley and J. Kriwet. 2018. A new pycnodont fish, Scalacurvichthys naishi gen. et sp. nov., from the Late Cretaceous of Israel. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 16(8):659-673
Parent taxon: Pycnodontinae according to J. J. Cawley and J. Kriwet 2018
Sister taxa: Polazzodus, Tepexichthys
Subtaxa: Scalacurvichthys naishi
Type: Scalacurvichthys naishi
Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Beit El (Cretaceous of Palestinian Territory)
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