Order Esociformes (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Esociformes

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

See also Grande 1999, Long 2011, Nelson 2006 and Nelson et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Argentiniformes, Galaxiiformes, Salmoniformes

Subtaxa: Esocidae Palaeoesocidae Umbridae

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Ecology:

Distribution:

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

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

• Miocene of Austria (1), Canada (1: Yukon), Germany (2), Greece (1), Moldova (1), the Russian Federation (1), Turkey (1), United States (2: Alaska, Nebraska)

• Oligocene of the Czech Republic (1), Germany (1), Kazakhstan (1), Switzerland (1), United States (2: Oregon)

• 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 (14: Montana, Utah, Wyoming)

Total: 115 collections including 118 occurrences

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