Bolcyrus

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Bolcyrus
Temporal range:
B. bajai from Civico Museo Archeologico, Italy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: †Bolcyrus
Blot, 1978
Species
  • B. bajai Blot, 1978
  • B. formosissimus (Eastman, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Eomyrus
  • Sphagebranchus

Bolcyrus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine eel that lived during the Early Eocene. It was a member of the family Congridae, which also contains modern conger eels.[1][2][3]

Fossil of Bolcyrus formosissimus from Monte Bolca

It contains two species:[2]

  • Bolcyrus bajai Blot, 1978 – Late Ypresian of Italy (Monte Bolca)
  • Bolcyrus formosissimus (Eastman, 1905) – Late Ypresian of Italy and possibly earlier Ypresian of Virginia, US (Nanjemoy Formation)

See also

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 5–560. ISBN 978-0-87710-450-6.
  2. "†Bolcyrus Blot 1978". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  3. Carnevale, G.; Bannikov, Alexandre F.; Marramà, G.; Tyler, James C.; Zorzin., R. (2014). "The Bolca Fossil-Lagerstätte: A window into the Eocene World. 5. The Pesciara-Monte Postale Fossil-Lagerstätte: 2. Fishes and other vertebrates. Excursion guide" (PDF). Rendiconti della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 4 (1): i–xxvii. hdl:10088/25678.

Further reading

  • Eastman C.R., 1905 - Les types de poissons fossiles du Monte Bolca au Museum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, fasc. 1, t. 13, mém. 34, p. 31
  • Blot J., 1978 - Les apodes fossiles du Monte Bolca, fasc. 1, vol. 3, p. 260
  • Mehta, Rita S.; Ward, Andrea B.; Alfaro, Michael E.; Wainwright, Peter C. (2010). "Elongation of the Body in Eels". Integrative and Comparative Biology. 50 (6): 1091–1105. doi:10.1093/icb/icq075.