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Hipposyngnathus

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Hipposyngnathus
Temporal range: Early Oligocene[1]
Hipposyngnathus neriticus Jerzmanska 1968 from the Oligocene of Jamna Dolna, Poland.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Subfamily: Eogastrophinae
Genus: Hipposyngnathus
Danil'chenko 1960

Hipposyngnathus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the early Oligocene epoch.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2009-02-27.