Macruronus Guenther 1873 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Macruronidae

Parent taxon: Macruronidae according to W. Schwarzhans 2019

See also Frost 1934, Schwarzhans 1980, Schwarzhans 1985, Schwarzhans et al. 2017 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Macruronus eastmani Macruronus merlucciiformis Macruronus novaezeelandiae Macruronus pukeuriensis

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of New Zealand (3 collections)

• Mangapanian of New Zealand (1)

• Pliocene of New Zealand (4)

• Miocene of New Zealand (15)

• Waitakian of New Zealand (3)

• Oligocene of New Zealand (4)

• Eocene of Antarctica (1), Australia (2)

Total: 33 collections including 34 occurrences

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