Pygaeus

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Pygaeus
Temporal range: Early- Middle Eocene[1]
Pygaeus gigas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Order:
Genus:
Pygaeus

Pygaeus is an extinct genus of prehistoric

bony fish that lived from the early to middle Eocene period in Italy.[1]

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. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.