†Progymnodon Dames 1883 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Diodontidae
Parent taxon: Diodontidae according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2019
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Weems 1998
Sister taxa: Chilomycterus, Diodon, Heptadiodon, Prodiodon, Pshekhadiodon, Zignodon
Subtaxa: Progymnodon hilgendorfi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Romania (5 collections), United States (3: Alabama)
• Paleocene of United States (1: South Carolina)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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