Osmerus Forskal 1775 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Salmoniformes - Salmonidae

Parent taxon: Salmonidae according to H. E. Sauvage 1873

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Helgolandichthys, Hucho, Leptichthys, Oncorhynchus, Rhabdofario, Salmonidarum, Salmoninae, Salvelinus, Smilodonichthys

Subtaxa: Osmerus albyi Osmerus glarisianus Osmerus larteti Osmerus propterygius Osmerus stilpnos

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Canada (1: Northwest Territories collection), Italy (1)

• Oligocene of the Czech Republic (1), Romania (1)

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 5 collections including 8 occurrences

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