†Bauzaia gibbosa Lin et al. 2024 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Ophidiiformes - Ophididae
Full reference: C. Lin, E. Steurbaut, and D. Nolf. 2024. Early Eocene fish otoliths from the eastern and southern USA. European Journal of Taxonomy 935(1):203-240
Belongs to Bauzaia according to C. Lin et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Bauzaia lamberi, Bauzaia melrosensis, Bauzaia mucronatus, Bauzaia tuberosa
Type specimen: IRSNB P 10731, an otolith (sagitta). Its type locality is Loyola Retreat House, which is in a Ypresian offshore sandstone in the Nanjemoy Formation of Maryland.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Loyola Retreat House
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