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Xyne

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Xyne
Temporal range: Upper Miocene[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae
Genus: Xyne
Gilbert, 1919
Species:
X. grex
Binomial name
Xyne grex
Gilbert, 1919
Synonyms

(Species)

  • Xyne fitgeri Jordan & Gilbert, 1920

Xyne is an extinct genus of prehistoric herring that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch.[1] Fossils are known from the Dicalite Quarry and Diatom Hill in California.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "PBDB Collection Results". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-08-05.