| Gasteroclupea Temporal range: Maastrichtian ~ | |
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| Genus: | Gasteroclupea |
| Species: | G. branisai |
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| Gasteroclupea Signeux 1964 | |
Gasteroclupea is a genus of prehistoric clupeiform fish that is related to modern anchovies and herrings. Its fossils date back to the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous period. Fossils of the genus have been found in the Yacoraite Formation of Argentina and the El Molino Formation of Bolivia.[1]
References
- ↑ Gasteroclupea at Fossilworks.org
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