Halosaurus orthensis Nolf and Brzobohaty 2002 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Notacanthiformes - Halosauridae

Full reference: D. Nolf and R. Brzobohaty. 2002. Otolithes de poissons du paléocanyon de saubrigues (chattien à langhien), aquitaine méridionale, France. Revue de Micropaléontologie 45(4):261-296

Belongs to Halosaurus according to D. Nolf and R. Brzobohaty 2002

Sister taxon: Halosaurus oweni

Type specimen: Its type locality is Saubriges Paleocanyon, Chattian, which is in a Chattian marine horizon in France

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Saubriges Paleocanyon, Chattian

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