†Tarkus squirei Carnevale and Pietsch 2011 (anglerfish)
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Actinopteri - Lophiiformes - Ogcocephalidae
Full reference: G. Carnevale and T. W. Pietsch. 2011. Batfishes from the Eocene of Monte Bolca. Geological Magazine 3:461-472
Belongs to Tarkus according to G. Carnevale et al. 2014
See also Bannikov 2014 and Carnevale and Pietsch 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MCSNV T158/T159, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Monte Bolca, Pesciara (FMNH collection), which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Italy.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (FMNH collection)
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