Protanthias fossilis David 1943 (perch-like fish)

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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