Taverneichthys bikanericus Kumar et al. 2005 (arowana)

Osteichthyes - Osteoglossiformes - Osteoglossidae

Full reference: K. Kumar, R. S. Rana, and B. S. Paliwal. 2005. Osteoglossid and lepisosteid fish remains from the Paleocene Palana Formation, Rajasthan, India. Palaeontology 48(6):1187-1209

Belongs to Taverneichthys according to K. Kumar et al. 2005

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: JNVU ⁄ GEOL ⁄ PAL 502, a skull. Its type locality is Hadla-Bhatiyan village well, which is in a Paleocene terrestrial shale in the Palana Formation of India.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Hadla-Bhatiyan village well

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