†Babelichthys olneyi Davesne 2017 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Lampriformes - Lophotidae
Full reference: D. Davesne. 2017. A fossil unicorn crestfish (Teleostei, Lampridiformes, Lophotidae) from the Eocene of Iran. PeerJ 5(e3381)
Belongs to Babelichthys according to D. Davesne 2017
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHN F.EIP11, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Near Town-of-Ilam, which is in an Eocene/Eocene marine horizon in the Pabdeh Formation of Iran.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Near Town-of-Ilam
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