†Megalops lissa Stinton 1957 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Elopiformes - Megalopidae
Full reference: F. C. Stinton. 1957. Fish otoliths from the Tertiary strata of Victoria, Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 70:81-93
Belongs to Megalops according to F. C. Stinton 1957
Sister taxa: Megalops atlanticus, Megalops oblongus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Balcombe Bay, Langhian, which is in a Langhian marine marl in Australia
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Australia (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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