Blochius longirostris

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Blochius longirostris
Temporal range: Eocene
Blochiidae - Blochius rongirostris.JPG
Fossil of Blochius longirostris from Monte Bolca, 50 million years ago, on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Acanthomorpha
Family:
Blochiidae
Genus:
Blochius
Species:
†B. longirostris
Binomial name
†Bochius longirostris
Volta, 1796

Blochius longirostris is a species of prehistoric fish belonging to the family Blochiidae. This fish lived in the middle Eocene (about 50 million years ago) and its fossils have been found exclusively in the well-known Monte Bolca (Italy).

Description[]

Blochius longirostris was similar to a swordfish. It could reach a length of about 150 centimetres (59 in) and had a very slender elongated body, a narrow head with elongated upper and lower jaws and large eyes.

Bibliography[]

  • G. S. Volta, Ittiolitologia Veronese del museo Bozziano ora annesso a quello del conte Giovambattista Gazola e di altri gabinetti fossili veronesi con la versione latina, Stamperia Guiliari, Verona, 1796–1808, 323 pp.
  • C. R. Eastman, Catalog of fishes in the Carnegie Museum. Part 1. Fishes from the Upper Eocene of monte Bolca. Mem. Carnegie Mus., Pittsburgh 4, 1911. pp. 349–391.
  • W. Landini e L. Sorbini. 1996. Ecological and trophic relationships of Eocene monte Bolca (Pesciara) fish fauna, pp 105–112 in A. Cherchi, ed. Autoecology of selected fossil organisms: achievements and problems. Boll. soc. Paleo. Italiana spec 3.
  • H.L. Fierstine e K. A. Monsch. 2002. Redescription and phylogenetic relationships of the Family Blochiidae (Perciformes: Scombroidei), middle Eocene, monte Bolca, Italy. Miscellanea Paleontologica, studi e ricerche sui giacimenti terziari di Bolca, mus. civico storia nat. Verona 9: 121–163.
  • H.L. Fierstine, 2006. Fossil history of billfishes (Xiphioidei). Bull. Mar. Sci., 79(3): 433–453.

References[]

  • Blochius, Paleobiology Database
  • Harry L. Fierstine: Fossil History of Billfishes (Xiphioidei). Bulletin of Marine Science, Volume 79, Issue 3, Januar 2006, Seiten 433-453 Abstract Archived 2019-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
  • Karl Albert Frickhinger: Fossilien Atlas Fische, Mergus-Verlag, Melle, 1999, ISBN 3-88244-018-X


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