†Mesonichthys aitkeni Traquair 1886 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Elonichthyiformes - Acrolepidae
Alternative combinations: Elonichthys aitkeni, Watsonichthys aitkeni
Belongs to Mesonichthys according to B. G. Gardiner 1963
See also Woodward 1891
Sister taxon: Mesonichthys antipodeus
Type specimen: Its type locality is "Copy" Coal Mine, which is in a Bashkirian mire/swamp mudstone in the Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation of the United Kingdom
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Belgium (2 collections), the United Kingdom (16)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
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