†Palaeocybium Monsch 2004 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Scombridae
Full reference: K. A. Monsch. 2004. Revision of the scombroid fishes from the Cenozoic of England. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences 95:445-489
Parent taxon: Scomberomorini according to D. J. Cicimurri et al. 2022
See also Ebersole et al. 2019 and Monsch 2004
Sister taxa: Acanthocybium, Neocybium, Scomberomorus
Subtaxa: Palaeocybium proosti
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: South Carolina collection)
• Eocene of Belgium (5), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (8), United States (6: Alabama, Mississippi, Texas)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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