Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Euzaphlegidae
Alternative combination: Thyrsites kriegeri
Full reference: D. S. Jordan and J. Z. Gilbert. 1919. Fossil Fishes of the Miocene (Monterey) Formations. Leland Stanford Junior University Publications, University Series 13-60
Belongs to Thyrsocles according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012
See also David 1943, Jordan 1925 and Jordan and Gilbert 1920
Sister taxa: Thyrsocles escharion, Thyrsion velox
Type specimen: Its type locality is Lompoc Quarry, which is in a Tortonian basinal (siliciclastic) diatomite in the Monterey Formation of California
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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