Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Full reference: W. Schwarzhans, T. Mörs, A. Engelbrecht, M. Reguero, and J. Kriwet. 2017. Before the freeze: otoliths from the Eocene of Seymour Island, Antarctica, reveal dominance of gadiform fishes (Teleostei). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 15(2):147-179
Belongs to Coelorinchus according to W. Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Coelorinchus asperocephalus, Coelorinchus balushkini, Coelorinchus biclinozonalis, Coelorinchus carminatus, Coelorinchus coelorhincus, Coelorinchus divulgatus, Coelorinchus fasciatus, Coelorinchus fidelis, Coelorinchus oliverianus, Coelorinchus pakaurangiensis, Coelorinchus preaustralis, Coelorinchus rapelanus, Coelorinchus regularis, Coelorinchus robustus, Coelorinchus scaphopsis, Coelorinchus stellaris
Type specimen: NRM-PZ P.15978, an otolith. Its type locality is IAA 1/90, Ungulate site, which is in a Bartonian estuary/bay horizon in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at IAA 1/90, Ungulate site
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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