Dercetoides Explained

Dercetoides (meaning "resemblant of Dercetis") is a genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish from the Late Cretaceous period.[1] [2] It contains a single species, D. venator, known from the early Cenomanian-aged Amminadav Fomation of the West Bank, Palestine. It was a member of the Dercetidae, a group of elongated aulopiform fish that were related to modern lancetfish and lizardfish.[3]

References

  1. Web site: PBDB Taxon . 2024-08-12 . paleobiodb.org.
  2. Chalifa . Yael . 1989-09-28 . Two new species of longirostrine fishes from the Early Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) of Ein-Yabrud, Israel, with comments on the phylogeny of the Dercetidae . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . en . 9 . 3 . 314–328 . 10.1080/02724634.1989.10011765 . 0272-4634.
  3. Silva . Hilda M. A. . Gallo . Valéria . 2011 . Taxonomic review and phylogenetic analysis of Enchodontoidei (Teleostei: Aulopiformes) . Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências . en . 83 . 483–511 . 10.1590/S0001-37652011000200010 . 0001-3765.

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