Bolcyrus
Extinct genus of prehistoric marine eel
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Bolcyrus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine eel that lived during the Early Eocene. It was a member of the family Congridae, which also contains modern conger eels.[1][2][3]
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| B. bajai from Civico Museo Archeologico, Italy | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | †Bolcyrus Blot, 1978 |
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It contains two species:[2]
- Bolcyrus bajai Blot, 1978 – Late Ypresian of Italy (Monte Bolca)
- Bolcyrus formosissimus (Eastman, 1905) – Late Ypresian of Italy and possibly earlier Ypresian of Virginia, US (Nanjemoy Formation)
