†family Osmeroididae Forey 1973 (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Osmeroididae
Full reference: P. L. Forey. 1973. A revision of the elopiform fishes, fossil and recent. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology Supplement 10:1-222
Parent taxon: Albuloidei according to C. Fielitz 1996
See also Forey 1973
Sister taxa: Albuloidea, Eurokidae, Thryptodontidae
Subtaxa: Dinelops Osmeroides
Type: Osmeroides
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (5 collections), the United Kingdom (3)
• Cretaceous of Canada (4: Alberta, Northwest Territories), the Czech Republic (1), Germany (3), Greece (1), Lebanon (3), Morocco (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 22 collections including 28 occurrences