Bolcyrus
| Bolcyrus Temporal range: Early- Middle Eocene[1] | |
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| Bolcyrus bajai | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| 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
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
References
- 1 2 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. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ Paleobiology Database
External links
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