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Extinct genus of fishes

Bolbocara
Temporal range: Upper Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type specimen of B. gyrinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Subfamily: Bathygadinae
Genus: †Bolbocara
Jordan, 1927
Species: †B. gyrinus
Binomial name
†Bolbocara gyrinus
Jordan, 1927

Bolbocara is an extinct genus of rattail that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch of Southern California. It contains a single species, B. gyrinus. It may be related to the extant genus Bathygadus.

Life restoration of B. gyrinus

It is known from the Monterey Formation near Lompoc.

See also

References

  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. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. ^ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  3. David, Lore Rose (1956). "Tertiary Anacanthin Fishes from California and the Pacific Northwest; Their Paleoecological Significance". Journal of Paleontology. 30 (3): 568–607. ISSN 0022-3360.
  4. "Bathygadinae, Macrouridae". mayatan.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
Taxon identifiers
Bolbocara
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