Xyne
Extinct genus of fishes
| Xyne Temporal range: Upper Miocene[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: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Genus: | †Xyne Gilbert, 1919 |
| Species: | †X. grex |
| Binomial name | |
| †Xyne grex Gilbert, 1919 | |
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Xyne is an extinct genus of prehistoric herring that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch.[1] Fossils are known from the Dicalite Quarry and Diatom Hill in California.[2]
See also
Paleontology portal
Fish portal
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "PBDB Collection Results". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
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