†Protarpon priscus Woodward 1901
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Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Megalopidae
Alternative combination: Megalops priscus
Full reference: A. S. Woodward. 1901. Catalogue of Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History), Part IV 1-636
Belongs to Protarpon according to P. L. Forey 1973
See also Casier 1966 and Woodward 1901
Sister taxa: Protarpon boualii, Protarpon oblongus
Type specimen: BMNH 36070, a skull
Distribution: found only at Isle of Sheppey (BMNH collection) (Eocene of the United Kingdom)
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