†Progempylus Casier 1966 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Gempylidae
Full reference: E. Casier. 1966. Faune ichthyologique du London Clay 1-510
Parent taxon: Gempylinae according to K. A. Monsch 2004
See also Casier 1966 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abadzekhia, Chelifichthys, Diplospinus, Gempylidarum, Nealotus, Thyrsites, Thyrsitoides
Subtaxa: Progempylus edwardsi
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Isle of Sheppey (BMNH collection) (Eocene of the United Kingdom)
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