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  • Pterygocephalus paradoxus AGASSIZ, 1839


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    oilshale

    Taxonomy

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Actinopteri Cope 1871
    Order: Dactylopteriformes
    Family: Pterygocephalidae Clark Hubbs 1952
    Genus: Pterygocephalus
    Species: Pterygocephalus paradoxus
    Author Citation AGASSIZ, 1839

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Cenozoic
    Period: Paleogene
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Eocene
    International Age: Lutetian

    Stratigraphy

    Monte Bolca Formation

    Biostratigraphy

    Alveolina dainelli Zone

    Provenance

    Acquired by: Purchase/Trade

    Dimensions

    Length: 6 cm

    Location

    Pesciara ("The Fishbowl")
    Monte Bolca near Verona
    Veneto
    Italy

    Comments

    References:
    L. Agassiz (1839) Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome IV (livr. 13). Imprimerie de Petitpierre, Neuchatel 109-204.
    Bannikov, A. F. ( 2014) The systematic composition of the Eocene actinopterygian fish fauna from Monte Bolca, northern Italy, as known to date. Studi e ricerche sui giacimenti terziari di Bolca, XV - Miscellanea paleontologica 12:23-34




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