Palaeorhynchus

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Palaeorhynchus Temporal range: Early Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Palaeorhynchus deschmanni, found in 1884 in the area of Zagorje ob Savi, central Slovenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthomorpha
Genus:	Palaeorhynchus Wagner, 1860

Palaeorhynchus (meaning "old snout") is a genus of prehistoric fish from Central and Southeastern Europe that was described by Wagner in 1860. One fossil found is dated 28.4 to 33.9 million years ago (Early Oligocene).

References[]

• Palaeorhynchus, Paleobiology Database

External links[]

• Media related to Palaeorhynchus at Wikimedia Commons

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