†Protanago Schwarzhans et al. 2024 (conger eel)
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Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Parent taxon: Bathymyrinae according to D. J. Cicimurri et al. 2025
Sister taxon: Ariosoma
Subtaxa: Protanago nonsector Protanago sector
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: Alabama, Mississippi collections)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2), United States (12: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Virginia)
• Tertiary of United States (1: Mississippi)
Total: 17 collections including 23 occurrences
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