†Ganoessus michaelis Jordan 1925 (herring)
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Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Alternative combination: Epelichthys michaelis
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 Ganoessus according to L. R. David 1943
See also Fierstine et al. 2012 and Jordan 1925
Sister taxa: Ganoessus clepsydra, Ganoessus meiklejohni
Type specimen: SU 777, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Kieselguhr Quarry, which is in a Miocene marine diatomite in California.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Kieselguhr Quarry
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