†Platylaemus colei Dixon 1850 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Labriformes - Labridae
Full reference: F. Dixon. 1850. The Geology and Fossils of the Tertiary and Cretaceous Formations of Sussex xvi-422
Belongs to Platylaemus according to F. Dixon 1850
Sister taxon: Platylaemus nigeriensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Bognor Regis, which is in a Ypresian offshore claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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