Nardovelifer
Extinct genus of fishes
Nardovelifer Temporal range: Campanian,83–70 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lampriformes |
Family: | Veliferidae |
Genus: | †Nardovelifer C. Sorbini & L. Sorbini, 1999 [1] |
Species: | †N. altipinnis |
Binomial name | |
†Nardovelifer altipinnis C. Sorbini & L. Sorbini, 1999 [1] |
Nardovelifer altipinnis is the oldest known lamprid fish. It dates from the Campanian age of Nardò, Italy.
References
- ^ a b C. Sorbini & L. Sorbini (1999). "The Cretaceous fishes of Nardo. 10: Nardovelifer altipinnis, gen. et sp. nov. (Teleostei, Lampridiformes, Veliferidae)". St Ric Giac Terz Bolca. 8: 11–27.
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