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''Holosteus'' (meaning "complete skeleton") is a genus of prehistoric
barracudina Barracudinas are any member of the marine mesopelagic fish family Paralepididae: 50 or so extant species are found almost worldwide in deep waters. Several genera, including '' Holosteus'' and '' Drimys'', are known only from fossils dating b ...
found in
Eocene The Eocene ( ) is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (Ma). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes ...
and
Oligocene The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch (geology), epoch of the Paleogene Geologic time scale, Period that extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that defin ...
-aged marine strata.


References

https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=35570 Paralepididae Ypresian genus first appearances Oligocene genus extinctions {{Alepisauriformes-stub