Monosmilus Capobianco et al. 2020 (herring)

Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei

Full reference: A. Capobianco, H. T. Beckett, E. Steurbaut, P. D. Gingerich, G. Carnevale and M. Friedman. 2020. Large-bodied sabre-toothed anchovies reveal unanticipated ecological diversity in early Palaeogene teleosts. Royal Society Open Science 7(192260):1-13

Parent taxon: Engrauloidea according to A. Capobianco et al. 2020

Sister taxon: Clupeopsis

Subtaxa: Monosmilus chureloides

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Type: Monosmilus chureloides

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Rakhi Nala 4 (Eocene of Pakistan)

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