Kingdom Animalia Family Trachichthyidae Phylum Chordata Order Beryciformes | Class Actinopterygii Subfamily Lissoberycinae Rank Genus | |
Similar Acanthomorpha, Neoregelia carolinae, Placodermi | ||
Pepemkay is an extinct genus of lissoberycine trachichthyid fish in prehistoric North America.
The prehistoric ray-finned fish genus contains a single species, Pepemkay maya.
Fossil record
Pepemkay maya is known from fossils in the Sierra Madre Formation, from the Cenomanian stage during the Late Cretaceous epoch.
The geologic formation is located in Chiapas state of southwestern Mexico.
References
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