Austromola is an extinct genus of ocean sunfish. It contains a single species, A. angerhoferi, known from the Lower Miocene Ebelsberg Formation near Pucking, Austria.[1] It is thought to be the sister taxon to Mola and Masturus.[2]
This species was a resident of the Paratethys Sea and is estimated to have reached a length around 320cm (130inches), and total height around 400cm (200inches), making it among the largest Cenozoic fossil teleosts known. It has been described as "one of the most spectacular Cenozoic teleost fish" in terms of both size and preservation, as three individual articulated, partially complete specimens are known.[3]