†Trachyrincus iocosus Lin et al. 2017 (grenadiers)
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Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Full reference: C.-H. Lin, D. Nolf, E. Steurbaut and A. Girone. 2017. Fish otoliths from the Lutetian of the Aquitaine Basin (SW France), a breakthrough in the knowledge of the European Eocene ichthyofauna. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 15(11):879-907
Belongs to Trachyrincus according to C.-H. Lin et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Trachyrincus aulax, Trachyrincus densus, Trachyrincus tewaewae
Type specimen: IRSNB P 9578, an otolith
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Peyrehorade, escarpment SE of dam, N of ‘la Téoulère’ (Eocene of France)
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