†Brychaetus muelleri Woodward 1901 (arowana)

Actinopteri - Osteoglossiformes - Osteoglossidae

Full reference: A. S. Woodward. 1901. Catalogue of Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History), Part IV 1-636

Belongs to Brychaetus according to H. Cappetta 1972

See also Casier 1966 and Weems 1999

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: BMNH P3893, a skull

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (3: Maryland , Mississippi, Virginia collections)

• Paleocene of Niger (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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