†Protanthias fossilis David 1943 (perch-like fish)
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Actinopteri - Perciformes - Serranidae
Full reference: L. R. David. 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California. Geological Society of America Special Paper 43:1-187
Belongs to Protanthias according to L. R. David 1943
See also Fierstine et al. 2012
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CIT 10198, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Lompoc Quarry, which is in a Tortonian basinal (siliciclastic) diatomite in the Monterey Formation of California.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Lompoc Quarry
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