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Melvius is a
genus of
vidalamiin amiid ray-finned fish from the Late Cretaceous. The type species,
Melvius thomasi, was
described by
Bryant in 1987 from...
- †Vidalamiinae (Early Cretaceous)
Genus †Calamopleurus
Genus †Maliamia
Genus †
Melvius Genus †Pachyamia
Genus †Vidalamia
Subfamily incertae sedis Genus †Nipponamia...
- pterosaurs, and turtles. The
fishes are
represented by the two
species Melvius chauliodous and
Myledalphus bipartitus. The
crurotarsans include Brachychampsa...
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Amiidae Amia †Amiopsis †Calamopleurus †Cratoamia †Cyclurus †Hispanamia †Maliamia †
Melvius †Nipponamia †Pachyamia †Pseudamiatus †Solnhofenamia †Vidalamia...
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Patterson & Longbottom, 1989
Tribe †Vidalamiini
Grande & Bemis, 1998
Genus †
Melvius Bryant, 1987
Genus †Pachyamia
Chalifa &
Tchernov 1982
Genus †Vidalamia...
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Amiidae Amia †Amiopsis †Calamopleurus †Cratoamia †Cyclurus †Hispanamia †Maliamia †
Melvius †Nipponamia †Pachyamia †Pseudamiatus †Solnhofenamia †Vidalamia...
- centrosaurine. Non-dinosaurian
fauna include the
fishes Myledaphus bypartitus, and
Melvius chauliodous; the
turtles De****nemys ornata, De****nemys nodosa, Boremys...
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bowfin Amia
pattersoni in size. However, both were
slightly smaller than
Melvius and Amia basiloides, the two
largest known amiids. It is one of the earliest...
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slightly smaller Late
Cretaceous amiid Melvius. Its
large size was
likely related to the
extinction of
Melvius and
other vidalamiines during the K-Pg...
- Formation.
Nomen dubium.
Melvius M.
thomasi North Dakota South Dakota Lower to
upper **** Cr****
Formation 6
specimens are ****igned to
Melvius A
large amiid fish...
