Homorhynchus colei Agassiz 1842 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Palaeorhynchidae

Alternative combination: Palaeorhynchum colei

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1842. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome V (14me livraison)

Belongs to Homorhynchus according to K. A. Monsch and A. F. Bannikov 2011

See also Agassiz 1842, Agassiz 1843, Danil'chenko 1960, Danil'chenko 1980 and Fierstine 2006

Sister taxon: Homorhynchus bruxelliensis

Type specimen: BMNH P4122

Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene to Miocene of Georgia (1 collection)

• Oligocene of Switzerland (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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