''Palaeopomacentrus orphae'' is an extinct species of
fish from the
Ypresian epoch of
Monte Bolca
Monte Bolca is a lagerstätte near Verona, Italy that was one of the first fossil sites with high quality preservation known to Europeans, and is still an important source of fossils from the Eocene.
Geology
Monte Bolca was uplifted from the T ...
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Palaeopomacentrus orphae
' at ''Fossilworks'' It is the only known species of the genus ''Palaeopomacentrus''.
References
Eocene fish
Pomacentridae
Fossils of Italy
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