†Laytonia David 1943 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Notacanthiformes - Halosauridae
Full reference: L. R. David. 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California. Geological Society of America Special Paper 43:1-187
Parent taxon: Halosauridae according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012
See also David 1943, David 1948 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aldrovandia, Enchelurus, Halosaurinae, Laytoniinae
Subtaxa: Laytonia californica Laytonia zemorrensis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: California collection)
• Eocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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