Protoclupea

Protoclupea is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived from the Oxfordian to the early Tithonian stage of the Late Jurassic epoch.[1] Fossils have been found in the Domeyko Range of Antofagasta Region, northern Chile.[2] The genus has been compared with other South American fishes as Luisiella and Varasichthys.[3]

Protoclupea
Temporal range: Oxfordian-Early Tithonian
~161โ€“148 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Pachycormiformes
Genus:
Protoclupea
Species:
P. chilensis
Binomial name
Protoclupea
Arratia 1975

See also
  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References
  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. Arratia, 1981, p.112
  3. Arratia, 1981, p.124

Bibliography


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