†Helichthys browni Broom 1913 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Redfieldiidae
Full reference: R. Broom. 1913. The fossil fishes of the Upper Karroo Beds of South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 7:251-269
Belongs to Helichthys according to R. Broom 1913
Sister taxon: Helichthys loangwae
Type specimen: Its type locality is along Caledon River [PROXY], which is in a Triassic terrestrial sandstone in South Africa
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of South Africa (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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