Gazolapodus
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| Gazolapodus Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Genus: | †Gazolapodus Blot, 1981 |
| Species: | †G. homopterus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Gazolapodus homopterus Blot, 1981 | |
Gazolapodus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine eel that lived during the early division of the Eocene epoch.[1] It contains a single species, G. homopterus from the Monte Bolca site of Italy. Its exact taxonomic affinities within the Anguilliformes remain uncertain.[2][3]
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