†Taverneichthys bikanericus Kumar et al. 2005 (arowana)
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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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