Argilloberyx

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Argilloberyx
Temporal range: Lower Eocene[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Berycidae
Genus: Argilloberyx
Casier, 1966
Species:
A. prestwichae
Binomial name
Argilloberyx prestwichae
Casier, 1966

Argilloberyx is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine

bony fish that lived during the lower Eocene.[1] It contains one species, A. prestwichae, known from the London Clay Formation on the Isle of Sheppey, United Kingdom. It is considered a member of the family Berycidae.[2][3]

See also

  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References

  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. ^ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  3. ISSN 0305-8719
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