Palaeothunnus
Extinct genus of fishes
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Palaeothunnus is an extinct genus of prehistoric tuna that lived during the Thanetian stage of the Paleocene epoch.[1]
| Palaeothunnus Temporal range: | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Genus: | †Palaeothunnus Bannikov, 1978 |