Biology:Bolbocara

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Bolbocara is an extinct genus of rattail that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch of Southern California. It contains a single species, B. gyrinus.[1][2][3] It may be related to the extant genus Bathygadus.[4]

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Life restoration of B. gyrinus

It is known from the Monterey Formation near Lompoc.[2]

See also

  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named sepkoskidb
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "PBDB". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=35701. 
  3. ↑ David, Lore Rose (1956). "Tertiary Anacanthin Fishes from California and the Pacific Northwest; Their Paleoecological Significance". Journal of Paleontology 30 (3): 568–607. ISSN 0022-3360. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1300292. 
  4. ↑ "Bathygadinae, Macrouridae". http://mayatan.web.fc2.com/BUNRUI/Macrouridae_Bathygadinae.htm. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4938998 entry



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