Novumbra oregonensis Cavender 1969 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Esociformes - Umbridae

Full reference: T. Cavender. 1969. An Oligocene mudminnow (Family Umbridae) from Oregon with remarks on relationships within the Esocoidei. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (660)1-36

Belongs to Novumbra according to T. Cavender 1969

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UMMP V57007, a skeleton (skeleton lacking caudal fin). Its type locality is Knox Ranch (=Bridge Creek Flora), which is in an Oligocene lacustrine shale in the John Day Formation of Oregon.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (2: Oregon collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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