Paranguilla
Extinct prehistoric eel that lived during the Lutetian epoch of the Eocene
Paranguilla Temporal range: Lutetian[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | †Paranguillidae |
Genus: | †Paranguilla Bleeker, 1864 |
Species: | †P. tigrina |
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†Paranguilla tigrina Agassiz, 1839 |
Paranguilla tigrina is an extinct prehistoric eel that lived during the Lutetian epoch of the Eocene, in what is now Monte Bolca.[1]
Some of the better preserved fossils show that the living animals had complex patterns of spots. P. tigrina and Dalpiazella brevicauda constitute the extinct family Paranguillidae.
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References
- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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