''Xyne'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric
herring that lived during the
Upper Miocene
The Late Miocene (also known as Upper Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages. The Tortonian and Messinian stages comprise the Late Miocene sub-epoch, which lasted from 11.63 Ma (million years ago) to 5.333 Ma.
The ev ...
subepoch.
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.
See also
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Prehistoric fish
The evolution of fish began about 530 million years ago during the Cambrian explosion. It was during this time that the early chordates developed the skull and the vertebral column, leading to the first craniates and vertebrates. The first fis ...
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List of prehistoric bony fish
References
Miocene fish of North America
Clupeiformes
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