Xyne

Xyne; Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Clupeidae
Genus:	Xyne
Type species
	Xyne grex; David 1943

Xyne is an extinct genus of prehistoric herring that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch.^[1]

There are two species described: the type species, X. grex, and a second, deeper-bodied species, X. fitgeri. Fossils are known from the Dicalite Quarry and Diatom Hill in California.^[2]

References

1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
1 2 "Xyne". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 11, 2012.

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[sepkoskidb-1] 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-27.

[pdb-2] 1 2 "Xyne". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 11, 2012.

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