†Drimys defensor Jordan 1925 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Paralepididae
Full reference: D. S. Jordan. 1925. The fossil fishes of the Miocene of Southern California. Stanford University Publications. University Series 4(1):1-51
Belongs to Drimys according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012
See also Jordan 1925
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Lompoc Quarry, which is in a Tortonian basinal (siliciclastic) diatomite in the Monterey Formation of California
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Lompoc Quarry
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