Family Esocidae Cuvier 1817

Actinopteri - Esociformes - Esocidae

Alternative spelling: Esoces

Parent taxon: Esociformes according to R. Betancur et al. 2013

See also Constantin 1999, Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Nelson et al. 2016, Peng et al. 2001, Rapp 1946, Shoshani et al. 1989, Wilson 1967 and Woodward 1901

Sister taxa: Palaeoesocidae, Umbridae

Subtaxa: Archaeosiilik Esox Estesesox Nunikuluk Oldmanesox Planesox

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Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (2: Northwest Territories, Quebec collections), Czechia (1), Estonia (1), Hungary (1), the Russian Federation (1), Turkmenistan (1), the United Kingdom (10), United States (8: Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Virginia)

• Villafranchian of Hungary (1), Slovakia (1)

• Pliocene of Germany (1), Moldova (1), the Russian Federation (1), Ukraine (1)

• Turolian of the Russian Federation (1)

• Miocene of Austria (1), Canada (1: Yukon), Germany (2), Greece (1), Moldova (1), Türkiye (1), United States (1: Nebraska)

• Oligocene of Czechia (1), Germany (1), Kazakhstan (1), Switzerland (1)

• Eocene of Canada (2: Northwest Territories, Northwest Territory), United States (2: Utah, Wyoming)

• Paleocene of Canada (2: Alberta)

• Cretaceous of Canada (47: Alberta, Saskatchewan), Germany (1), United States (18: Alaska, Montana, Utah, Wyoming)

Total: 116 collections including 124 occurrences

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