Aglyptorhynchus columbianus Fierstine 2005 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Palaeorhynchidae

Full reference: H. L. Fierstine. 2005. A New Aglyptorhynchus (Perciformes: Scombroidei) from the Lincoln Creek Formation (Late Oligocene, Washington, U.S.A.). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(2):288-299

Belongs to Aglyptorhynchus according to H. L. Fierstine 2005

Sister taxa: Aglyptorhynchus denticulatus, Aglyptorhynchus sulcatus, Aglyptorhynchus venablesi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Aglyptorhynchus columbianus type locality, which is in an Oligocene lacustrine horizon in the Lincoln Creek Formation of Washington

Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Aglyptorhynchus columbianus type locality

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