Biology:Casierius
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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
| Casierius | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Order: | Anguilliformes
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| Genus: | Casierius
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| Species: | C. heckeli
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| Binomial name | |
| Casierius heckeli Estes, 1969
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Casierius is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous epoch.[1] It is one of the oldest eels. The fossils of this animal were found in Glen Rose Formation near, Hood County, Texas. [2]
See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20090220223520/http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ "†Casierius Estes 1969 (eel)". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=35352.
Wikidata ☰ Q5048787 entry
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