Paleobathygadus oligocenicus David 1956 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Bathygadidae

Full reference: L. R. David. 1956. Tertiary Anacanthin Fishes from California and the Pacific Northwest; Their Paleoecological Significance. Journal of Paleontology 30(30):568-607

Belongs to Paleobathygadus according to L. R. David 1956

Sister taxa: Paleobathygadus careagrus, Paleobathygadus wilmingtonensis, Paleobathygadus yaguinensis, Paleobathygadus zemorrianus

Type specimen: CIT 10421, an other (scale). Its type locality is Fred Jasper Oil Co., well 1, which is in an Oligocene/Miocene marine horizon in California.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Fred Jasper Oil Co., well 1

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