†Podocephalus Agassiz 1843 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Spariformes - Sparidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome I (18me livraison) xxxii-188
Parent taxon: Dentinae according to E. Casier 1966
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Sciaenuropsis
Subtaxa: Podocephalus curryi Podocephalus nitidus
Type: Podocephalus nitidus
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Isle of Sheppey (BMNH collection) (Eocene of the United Kingdom)
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