†Gornylistes prodigiosus Bannikov and Tyler 2008 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Balistidae
Full reference: A. F. Bannikov and J. C. Tyler. 2008. A new genus and species of triggerfish from the Middle Eocene of the Northern Caucasus, the earliest member of the Balistidae (Tetraodontiformes). Paleontological Journal 42(6):615-620
Belongs to Gornylistes according to A. F. Bannikov and J. C. Tyler 2008
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Pshekha River, Gorny Luch, Eocene, which is in a Bartonian marine horizon in the Russian Federation
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Pshekha River, Gorny Luch, Eocene
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