†Palaeolabrus montanensis Estes 1969 (bowfin)
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Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Palaeolabridae
Full reference: R. Estes. 1969. Two new Late Cretaceous fishes from Montana and Wyoming. Breviora 335:1-15
Belongs to Palaeolabrus according to R. Estes 1976
See also Bryant 1989 and Estes 1969
Sister taxon: Palaeolabrus dormaalensis
Type specimen: MCZ 9343
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-piscivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (1: Montana collection)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: Montana)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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