''Bolcyrus'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine
eel that lived during the
Early Eocene
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. It was a member of the family Congridae, which also contains modern
conger eels.
It contains two species:
* ''Bolcyrus bajai''
Blot, 1978 – Late Ypresian of Italy (
Monte Bolca)
* ''Bolcyrus formosissimus''
(Eastman, 1905) – Late Ypresian of Italy and possibly earlier Ypresian of
Virginia
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, US (
Nanjemoy Formation)
See also
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Prehistoric fish
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Prehistoric fish are early fish that are known only from fossil records. They are the earliest known vertebrates, and include the first and extinct fish that lived through the Cambrian to the Quaternary. The study of prehistoric fish is ...
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List of prehistoric bony fish
This list of prehistoric bony fish is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all Genus, genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be bony fish (class Osteichthyes), excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includ ...
References
Further reading
* Eastman C.R., 1905 - Les types de poissons fossiles du Monte Bolca au Museum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, fasc. 1, t. 13, mém. 34, p. 31
* Blot J., 1978 - Les apodes fossiles du Monte Bolca, fasc. 1, vol. 3, p. 260
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External links
The Fossil ForumMNHN
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Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera
Eocene fish of Europe
Eocene fish of North America
Ypresian genera
Fossils of Italy
Fossils of the United States
Fossil taxa described in 1978