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Mylomyrus

Description

Mylomyrus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived from the early to middle Eocene Epoch.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4839735https://www.gbif.org/species/4839735
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)35383https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=35383
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Anguilliformes : Mylomyrus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Anguilliformes : Mylomyrus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii
classActinopteri
subclassNeopterygii
-TeleosteomorphaArratia et al. 2004
-Teleostei
-Elopocephalai
-Elopocephala
-Elopomorpha
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
genusMylomyrusWoodward 1910
Scientific NameMylomyrus Woodward, 1910
Name Published InGeol. Mag., (N. S.), Dec. 5, 7
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Mylomyrusgenusbelongs to Anguilliformessecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Environmentmarine (based on Vertebrata)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Anguilliformes)
Dietcarnivore (based on Anguilliformes)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. S. Woodward. 1910. On a Fossil Sole and a Fossil Eel from the Eocene of Egypt. Geological Magazine 7(9):402-405
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mylomyrus

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Mylomyrus frangens
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
148.6 Ma
Eocene
48.6 Ma
Eocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1910Mylomyrus Woodward p. 404 figs. Plate 33, fig. 2
2002Mylomyrus Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Woodward A. S. (1910) On a Fossil Sole and a Fossil Eel from the Eocene of Egypt, Geological Magazine 7 9, 402-405 doi:10.1017/S0016756800135186
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Geol. Mag., (N. S.), Dec. 5, 7 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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