Imhoffius
| Imhoffius Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Genus: | †Imhoffius Chabanaud, 1940 |
| Species: | †I. lutetianus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Imhoffius lutetianus Chabanaud, 1940 | |
Imhoffius is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine flatfish known from the Eocene of Europe.[1] It contains a single species, I. lutetianus, known from the Middle Eocene (Lutetian)-aged Lutetian limestone of France. About three specimens have been identified.[2][3]
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References
[edit]- 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ "Un nouveau téléostéen dyssymétrique fossile, originaire du Lutétien du Bassin de Paris". Archives du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 6ème série (in French). 16 (1): 5–31. 1940.
- ↑ Patte, Etienne (1961-01-01). "Un troisieme exemplaire d'Imhoffius lutetianus Chabanaud". Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France. S7-III (5): 487–491. doi:10.2113/gssgfbull.S7-III.5.487. ISSN 0037-9409.
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