Palaeoperca

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Palaeoperca
Temporal range: Early- Middle Eocene[1]
Palaeoperca proxima.jpg
Palaeoperca proxima fossil
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: †Palaeoperca
, 1978

Palaeoperca is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived from the early to middle Eocene. Fossils were found in the Messel pit.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.


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