Dapalis macrurus
Extinct species of fish
| Dapalis macrurus Temporal range: Early Oligocene | |
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| Dapalis macrurus from Provence (France) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Ambassidae |
| Genus: | †Dapalis |
| Species: | †D. macrurus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Dapalis macrurus (Agassiz 1834) | |
Dapalis macrurus is an extinct species of prehistoric ray-finned fish. The only known site where it was found is the region around Céreste in the French Département Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, south-west France. Dapalis macrurus was common in some pits, together with plant-fossils and some other fish-remains. Size was between 3 and 20 cm
Description
Distribution
Fossils of this species have been found in the Oligocene of France.
References
- Bony fish in the online Sepkoski Database
- The Paleobiology Database
External links
- The Fossil Forum
- Bajocen 14
- Mundo Fosil
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