Tetrapturus Rafinesque 1810 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Istiophoriformes - Istiophoridae
Parent taxon: Istiophoridae according to H. L. Fierstine 2006
See also Fierstine 2001 and Schultz 1987
Sister taxa: Hemirhabdorhynchus, Istiophorus, Istiophorus solidus, Makaira, Marlina
Subtaxa: Tetrapturus albidus
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Lee Creek Mine, Yorktown Formation (Pliocene of North Carolina)
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