Biology:Palaeoperca

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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes

Palaeoperca
Temporal range: Early- Middle Eocene[1]
Palaeoperca proxima.jpg
Palaeoperca proxima fossil
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Palaeoperca
Micklich, 1978

Palaeoperca is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived from the early to middle Eocene. Fossils were found in the Messel pit.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 363: 1–560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2009-02-27. 

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