Bolcyrus

Bolcyrus
Temporal range: Early Eocene[1]
B. bajai from Civico Museo Archeologico, Italy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: †Bolcyrus
Blot, 1978
Species
  • B. bajai Blot, 1978
  • B. formosissimus (Eastman, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Eomyrus
  • Sphagebranchus

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]

Fossil of Bolcyrus formosissimus from Monte Bolca

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)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 5–560. ISBN 978-0-87710-450-6.
  2. ^ a b "†Bolcyrus Blot 1978". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  3. ^ Carnevale, G.; Bannikov, Alexandre F.; Marramà, G.; Tyler, James C.; Zorzin., R. (2014). "The Bolca Fossil-Lagerstätte: A window into the Eocene World. 5. The Pesciara-Monte Postale Fossil-Lagerstätte: 2. Fishes and other vertebrates. Excursion guide" (PDF). Rendiconti della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 4 (1): i–xxvii. hdl:10088/25678.

Further reading

  • Eastman C.R., 1905 - Les types de poissons fossiles du Monte Bolca au Museum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, fasc. 1, t. 13, mém. 34, p. 31
  • Blot J., 1978 - Les apodes fossiles du Monte Bolca, fasc. 1, vol. 3, p. 260
  • Mehta, Rita S.; Ward, Andrea B.; Alfaro, Michael E.; Wainwright, Peter C. (2010). "Elongation of the Body in Eels". Integrative and Comparative Biology. 50 (6): 1091–1105. doi:10.1093/icb/icq075.
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