Eigilia

Eigilia is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Roadian age (Guadalupian/middle Permian) in what is now Kazakhstan (East Kazakhstan).[2][3]

Eigilia
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Eigiliidae
Genus:
Eigilia

Kazantseva-Selezneva, 1977
Binomial name
Eigilia nielseni
Kazantseva-Selezneva, 1977

The type and only species, Eigilia nielseni, is named after paleoichthyologist Eigil Nielsen.

See also

References

  1. "Palaeonisciformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 19 Nov 2012.
  2. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  3. Romano, Carlo; Koot, Martha B.; Kogan, Ilja; Brayard, Arnaud; Minikh, Alla V.; Brinkmann, Winand; Bucher, Hugo; Kriwet, Jürgen (2016). "Permian-Triassic Osteichthyes (bony fishes): diversity dynamics and body size evolution". Biological Reviews. 91 (1): 106–147. doi:10.1111/brv.12161. PMID 25431138. S2CID 5332637.
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