†Erisceles pristinus Jordan 1925 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Acanthomorphata - Embiotocidae
Full reference: D. S. Jordan. 1925. The fossil fishes of the Miocene of Southern California. Stanford University Publications. University Series 4(1):1-51
Belongs to Erisceles according to D. S. Jordan 1925
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SU 751, 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 omnivore
Distribution: found only at Lompoc Quarry
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