Massamorichthys Murray 1996 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Percopsiformes - Percopsidae

Full reference: A. M. Murray. 1996. A new Paleocene genus and species of percopsid, Massamorichthys wilsoni (Paracanthopterygii) from Joffre Bridge, Alberta, Canada. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(4):642-652

Parent taxon: Percopsidae according to A. M. Murray 1996

Sister taxa: Amphiplaga, Erismatopterus, Lateopisciculus, Libotonius, Percopsis

Subtaxa: Massamorichthys wilsoni

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Type: Massamorichthys wilsoni

Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Joffre Bridge Road Cut Fish Layer (Paleocene of Alberta)

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