†Eotetraodon gornylutshensis Bannikov and Tyler 2008 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Tetraodontidae
Full reference: A. F. Bannikov and J. C. Tyler. 2008. A New Species of the Pufferfish Eotetraodon (Tetraodontiformes, Tetraodontidae) from the Eocene of the Northern Caucasus. Paleontological Journal 42(5):526-530
Belongs to Eotetraodon according to A. F. Bannikov and J. C. Tyler 2008
Sister taxa: Eotetraodon pygmaeus, Eotetraodon tavernei
Type specimen: PIN 4425/96, a skeleton. 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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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