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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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Suborder: | Anguilloidei |
| Family: | Paranguillidae |
| Genus: | †Paranguilla Bleeker, 1864 |
| Species: | †P. tigrina |
| Binomial name | |
| Paranguilla tigrina Bleeker, 1864 | |
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.
See also
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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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