''Pseudoellimma gallae'' is an extinct species of

clupeiform Clupeiformes is the order of ray-finned fish that includes the herring family, Clupeidae, and the anchovy family, Engraulidae and sardines. The group includes many of the most important forage and food fish. Clupeiformes are physostomes, whic ...

fish which existed in the Coqueiro Seco Formation, Brazil during the early

Cretaceous The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 143.1 to 66 mya (unit), million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era (geology), Era, as well as the longest. At around 77.1 million years, it is the ...

period. It was described by Francisco J. De Figueiredo in 2009, in a new genus, ''Pseudoellimma''.

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Clupeiformes Early Cretaceous fish Prehistoric fish of South America Early Cretaceous animals of South America Cretaceous Brazil Fossils of Brazil Fossil taxa described in 2009 {{paleo-rayfinned-fish-stub