Biology:Quisque

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Short description: Extinct genus of prehistoric herrings

Quisque
Temporal range: Upper Miocene[1]
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Quisque

Quisque is an extinct genus of prehistoric herring that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch.[1] At least two species are known, Q. gilberti, from what is now Southern California, and Q. bakeri, from what is now Texas .

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2009-02-27. 

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