†Paratarpon Bardack 1970 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Elopidae
Parent taxon: Elopidae according to J. W. Hoganson et al. 2019
See also Peng et al. 2001 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anaethalion, Ctenodentelops, Ectasis, Elops, Elopsomolos, Esocelops, Hemielopopsis, Ichthyemidion, Lastroichthys, Notelops, Palelops, Paraelops, Parelops, Protelops, Rhacolepis, Thrissopteroides
Subtaxa: Paratarpon apogerontus
Type: Paratarpon apogerontus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (3: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), United States (2: North Dakota)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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