Palaeorhynchus
Extinct genus of ray-finned fishes
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Palaeorhynchus (meaning "old snout") is a genus of prehistoric billfish from Central and Southeastern Europe that was described by Wagner in 1860. One fossil found is dated 28.4 to 33.9 million years ago (Early Oligocene).
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| Palaeorhynchus deschmanni, found in 1884 in the area of Zagorje ob Savi, central Slovenia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Clade: | Acanthomorpha |
| Genus: | †Palaeorhynchus (de Blainville 1818) |
References
- Palaeorhynchus, Paleobiology Database
External links
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