Palaeoperca

Palaeoperca is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived from the early to middle Eocene. Fossils were found in the Messel pit.[1]

Palaeoperca
Temporal range: Early- Middle Eocene[1]
Palaeoperca proxima fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes[2]
Family:
Serranidae
Genus:
Palaeoperca

Micklich, 1978

References
  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. "Perciformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 18, 2012.


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