Avitoplectus Bemis et al. 2017 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Avitoplectidae

Full reference: K. E. Bemis, J. C. Tyler, W. E. Bemis, K. Kumar, R. S. Rana and T. Smith. 2017. A gymnodont fish jaw with remarkable molariform teeth from the early Eocene of Gujarat, India (Teleostei, Tetraodontiformes). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 37(6):e136944

Parent taxon: Avitoplectidae according to K. E. Bemis et al. 2017

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Avitoplectus molaris

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Type: Avitoplectus molaris

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Tadkeshwar Lignite Mine (TAD-1) (Eocene of India)

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