''Jefitchia'' is an extinct

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drum. Species lived from 48.6–33.9 mya (

Middle Eocene The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes from the Ancient Greek (''ēṓs'', "d ...

–

Late Oligocene The Chattian is, in the geologic timescale, the younger of two ages or upper of two stages of the Oligocene Epoch/ Series. It spans the time between . The Chattian is preceded by the Rupelian and is followed by the Aquitanian (the lowest stag ...

). ''Jefitchia'' have been uncovered in

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, and Portugal

https://web.archive.org/web/20080312031644/http://www.dct.fct.unl.pt/PLegoinha/Patpaleo.html].

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Mangrove-dwelling vertebrates from Deep Time: an example of a diverse, middle Eocene community from Laredo, Texas, USA
Sciaenidae Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera Eocene fish Fossils of Portugal {{Perciformes-stub