Biology:Eochanna chorlakkiensis
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Short description: Extinct species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Channidae |
| Genus: | †Eochanna Roe, 1991 |
| Species: | †E. chorlakkiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Eochanna chorlakkiensis Roe, 1991
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Eochanna chorlakkiensis is an extinct prehistoric snakehead. The fish lived in the Lutetian age of the Middle Eocene (41-48 million years ago)[1] in the area of what is now the Kuldana Formation near Chorlakki, Pakistan .[2]
References
- ↑ "Palaeocritti - a guide to prehistoric animals". http://www.palaeocritti.com/eochanna.
- ↑ Roe, L. J. (1991): Phylogenetic and Ecological Significance of Channidae (Osteichthyes Teleostei) from the Early Eocene Kuldana Formation of Kohat, Pakistan. Contributions From The Museum Of Paleontology, The University Of Michigan, VOL. 28, NO. 5, PP. 93-10
Wikidata ☰ Q5381621 entry
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