†Sardinops robinsoni Schwarzhans et al. 2017 (herring)
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Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Full reference: W. Schwarzhans, D. E. Lee, and H. J. L. Gard. 2017. Otoliths reveal diverse fish communities in Late Oligocene estuarine to deep-water paleoenvironments in southern Zealandia. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 60(4):433-464
Belongs to Sardinops according to J. H. Robinson et al. 2024
See also Schwarzhans 2019 and Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Sardinops crassiposticus, Sardinops sagax
Type specimen: OU22806, an otolith. Its type locality is Cosy Dell Farm, which is in a Duntroonian estuary/bay horizon in the Chatton Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Cosy Dell Farm
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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