Dapalis

Extinct genus of fishes

Dapalis
Temporal range: from Early Oligocene to Early Miocene 33.9–15.97 Ma
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Dapalis macrurus from Provence (France)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Dapalis
Gistl 1848

Dapalis is an extinct genus of prehistoric perciform fish.

Species

  • D. angustus Reichenbacher [de] & Weidmann 1992
  • D. antipodus Schwarzhans [uk] 1980
  • D. bartensteini Malz [de] 1978
  • D. bhatiai Rana 1996
  • D. buffetauti Rana 1996
  • D. cappadocensi Menzel & Becker-Platen 1981
  • D. carinatus Stinton & Kissling 1968
  • D. curvirostris
  • D. formosus
  • D. macrurus

Distribution

Fossils of species of this genus have been found in the Miocene of Germany and in the Oligocene of France.

See also

  • iconPaleontology portal
  • Fish portal

References

  • Bony fish in the online Sepkoski Database
  • The Paleobiology Database
Taxon identifiers
Dapalis


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