†Aulopus pristinus Schwarzhans 1980 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Aulopidae
Full reference: W. W. Schwarzhans. 1980. Fish otoliths from the New Zealand Tertiary. New Zealand Geological Survey Report 113:1-269
Belongs to Aulopus according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
See also Schwarzhans 1980
Sister taxon: Aulopus filamentosus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Pentland Hills, which is in a Bortonian marine horizon in New Zealand
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of New Zealand (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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