Biology:Pygaeus

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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes


Pygaeus
Temporal range: Early- Middle Eocene[1]
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Pygaeus gigas
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Pygaeus

Pygaeus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived from the early to middle Eocene period in Italy.[1]

See also

  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

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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