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Dapalis
''Dapalis'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric glassfish known from the Late Cretaceous to the Early Miocene. It is known from both freshwater and marine habitats of India, Australia, New Zealand, and much of mainland Europe. It is one of the oldest glassfishes known in the fossil record, and is thought to be a stem group member of the Ambassidae as it appears to predate the most recent common ancestor of modern glassfish, which likely evolved in the early Cenozoic in freshwater habitats of Australia. Fossils are abundant throughout Europe, especially during the late Paleogene and early Neogene, in the form of both body fossils and otoliths. Species The following species are known from both body fossils & otoliths. Most were initially classified in the preoccupied genus ''Smerdis'': *''D. aduncus'' ( Heckel, 1854) - Early Miocene of Italy ossil specimenref name=":3"> *''D. analis'' (Heckel, 1854) - Early Miocene of Italy ossil specimenref name=":3" /> *''D. angustus'' & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dapalis Macrurus
''Dapalis macrurus'' is an extinct species of prehistoric Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish. The only known site where it was found is the region around Céreste in the French Département Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, south-west France. Dapalis macrurus was common in some pits, together with plant-fossils and some other fish-remains. Size was between 3 and 20 cm Description Distribution Fossils of this species have been found in the Oligocene of France. References Bony fish in the online Sepkoski Database External links The Fossil Forum [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |