Bolcyrus
Temporal range:
Bolcyrus bajai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Congridae
Genus:
Bolcyrus

Blot, 1978
Synonyms
  • Eomyrus
  • Sphagebranchus

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. 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.
  2. ↑ Paleobiology Database


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