†Gobiidarum vastani Bajpai and Kapur 2004 (goby)
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Osteichthyes - Gobiiformes - Gobiidae
Full reference: S. Bajpai and V. V. Kapur. 2004. Oldest known gobiids from Vastan Lignite Mine (early Eocene), Surat District, Gujarat. Current Science 87(4):433-435
Belongs to Gobiidarum according to S. Bajpai and V. V. Kapur 2004
Sister taxa: Gobiidarum njalindoenggensis, Gobiidarum nolfi, Gobiidarum talahabensis
Type specimen: IITR/SB/257, an otolith. Its type locality is Vastan Lignite Mine (marine vertebrates), which is in a Ypresian marine siliciclastic in the Cambay Shale Formation of India.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Vastan Lignite Mine (marine vertebrates)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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