†Parapolymixia californica David 1946 (beardfish)
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Actinopteri - Polymixiiformes - Polymixiidae
Full reference: L. R. David. 1946. Some typical Upper Eocene fish scales from California. Contributions to Paleontology, Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication 551:47-112
Belongs to Parapolymixia according to L. R. David 1946
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CIT 10323, a dermal scale. Its type locality is Western Gulf Oil Company, Lillis Welch No. 1, which is in an Eocene/Eocene marine shale in the Kreyenhagen Formation of California.
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (8: Alaska, California collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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