Anguillavus
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| Genus: | Anguillavus
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| Anguillavus quadripinnis Hay, 1903
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Anguillavus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the upper Cenomanian[1] of Lebanon and the United States. It was originally described as a primitive eel that still had pelvic fins, unlike modern eels. In 1981, the holotype of A. hackberryensis, from Cenomanian-aged marine strata in Kansas, was reexamined, whereupon the genus was then redescribed as a genus of dercertid aulopiform fish.[2]
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References
- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Lucas, Spencer G., and Robert M. Sullivan, eds. Late Cretaceous Vertebrates from the Western Interior: Bulletin 35. Vol. 35. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 2006. [1]
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