Priscacara
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Priscacara is an extinct genus
of perch
from the Eocene
. Fossils of this fish are commonly found in the Green River Formation in Wyoming. Priscacara probably lived in freshwater streams and lakes, feeding on small creatures like snails, crabs, prawns, and tadpoles. Generally, two to three of the following species are listed: P. liops, P. pealei, and P. serrata.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of perch
Percidae
The Percidae are a family of perciform fish found in fresh and brackish waters of the Northern Hemisphere. The family contains about 200 species in ten genera...
from the Eocene
Eocene
The Eocene Epoch, lasting from about 56 to 34 million years ago , is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Eocene spans the time from the end of the Palaeocene Epoch to the beginning of the Oligocene Epoch. The start of the...
. Fossils of this fish are commonly found in the Green River Formation in Wyoming. Priscacara probably lived in freshwater streams and lakes, feeding on small creatures like snails, crabs, prawns, and tadpoles. Generally, two to three of the following species are listed: P. liops, P. pealei, and P. serrata.