†Amia pattersoni Grande and Bemis 1998 (bowfin)
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Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Amiidae
Full reference: L. Grande and W. E. Bemis. 1998. A comprehensive phylogenetic study of amiid fishes (Amiidae) based on comparative skeletal anatomy. An empirical search for interconnected patterns of natural history. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Memoir 4. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18(1, suppl.):1-690
Belongs to Amia according to L. Grande and W. E. Bemis 1998
Sister taxa: Amia calva, Amia fragosa, Amia hesperia, Amia robusta, Amia scutata, Amia uintaensis
Type specimen: FMNH PF 14091, a skeleton
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-piscivore
Distribution: found only at Below DW-2 (Paleocene of Alberta)
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