Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Full reference: W. Schwarzhans. 2003. Fish otoliths from the Paleocene of Denmark. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin 2:1-94
Belongs to Palaeogadus according to W. Schwarzhans 2003
Sister taxa: Palaeogadus (Lotimorpha), Palaeogadus abbreviatus, Palaeogadus atropatanus, Palaeogadus compactus, Palaeogadus intergerinus, Palaeogadus latebrosus, Palaeogadus nodosus, Palaeogadus ruisbroekensis, Palaeogadus serratus, Nemopteryx elongatus, Nemopteryx kubacskai, Nemopteryx crassus
Type specimen: MGUH 26119, an otolith. Its type locality is Sundkrogen [Lellinge Greensand], which is in a Selandian marine sandstone in the Lellinge Greensand Formation of Denmark.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Denmark (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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