Lophar miocaenus Jordan and Gilbert 1919 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Pomatomidae

Full reference: D. S. Jordan and J. Z. Gilbert. 1919. Fossil Fishes of the Miocene (Monterey) Formations. Leland Stanford Junior University Publications, University Series 13-60

Belongs to Lophar according to D. S. Jordan and J. Z. Gilbert 1919

See also Fierstine et al. 2012

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Los Angeles Brick-yard, which is in a Miocene marine claystone in the Monterey Formation of California

Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Los Angeles Brick-yard

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