†Massamorichthys Murray 1996 (ray-finned fish)
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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
Type: Massamorichthys wilsoni
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Joffre Bridge Road Cut Fish Layer (Paleocene of Alberta)
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