Biology:Bolcyrus
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| Bolcyrus bajai | |
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| Order: | Anguilliformes
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| Genus: | Bolcyrus Blot, 1978
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Bolcyrus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived from the early to middle Eocene.[1]
Fossil of Bolcyrus formosissimus from Monte Bolca
Subspecies
- Bolcyrus bajai Blot 1975
- Bolcyrus formosissimus Eastman 1905
Fossil record
Fossils of Bolcyrus have been found in the Eocene of Italy and Virginia (age range: from 55.8 to 40.4 million years ago.).[2]
See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
Bibliography
- Eastman C.R., 1905 - Les types de poissons fossiles du Monte Bolca au Museum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, fasc. 1, t. 13, mém. 34, p. 31
- Blot J., 1978 - Les apodes fossiles du Monte Bolca, fasc. 1, vol. 3, p. 260
- Rita S. Mehta, Andrea B. Ward, Michael E. Alfaro and Peter C. Wainwright Elongation of the Body in Eels[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20090220223520/http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ Paleobiology Database
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4939037 entry
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