†Coryphaenoides amager Schwarzhans 2003 (grenadiers)
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Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Full reference: W. Schwarzhans. 2003. Fish otoliths from the Paleocene of Denmark. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin 2:1-94
Belongs to Coryphaenoides according to W. Schwarzhans 2003
Sister taxa: Coryphaenoides biobtusus, Coryphaenoides contortus, Coryphaenoides guentheri, Coryphaenoides maximus, Coryphaenoides rupestris
Type specimen: MGUH 26146, an otolith. Its type locality is Sundkrogen [Lellinge Greensand], which is in a Selandian marine sandstone in the Lellinge Greensand Formation of Denmark.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Denmark (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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