Paranguilla
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Paranguilla tigrina is an extinct prehistoric eel
that lived during the Lutetian
epoch of the Eocene, in what is now Monte Bolca
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Some of the better preserved fossils show that the living animals had complex patterns of spots. P. tigrina and Dalpiazella
brevicauda comprise of the extinct family
Paranguillidae.
Eel
Eels are an order of fish, which consists of four suborders, 20 families, 111 genera and approximately 800 species. Most eels are predators...
that lived during the Lutetian
Lutetian
The Lutetian is, in the geologic timescale, a stage or age in the Eocene. It spans the time between and . The Lutetian is preceded by the Ypresian and is followed by the Bartonian. Together with the Bartonian it is sometimes referred to as the Middle Eocene subepoch...
epoch of the Eocene, in what is now Monte Bolca
Monte Bolca
Monte Bolca is a lagerstätte near Verona, Italy that was one of the first fossil sites with high quality preservation known to Europeans, and is still an important source of fossils from the Eocene....
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Some of the better preserved fossils show that the living animals had complex patterns of spots. P. tigrina and Dalpiazella
Dalpiazella
Dalpiazella brevicauda is an extinct prehistoric eel from the Lutetian of the Monte Bolca lagerstatten. D. brevicauda and Paranguilla tigrina comprise of the family Paranguilla.-See also:* Prehistoric fish* List of prehistoric bony fish...
brevicauda comprise of the extinct family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Paranguillidae.
See also
- Prehistoric fishPrehistoric fishPrehistoric fish refers to 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 Tertiary. The study of prehistoric fish is called paleoichthyology...
- List of prehistoric bony fish