Protobrama
Protobrama Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | †Crossognathiformes |
Family: | † |
Genus: | †Protobrama Woodward, 1942 |
Species: | †P. avus
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Binomial name | |
†Protobrama avus Woodward, 1942
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Protobrama is an extinct genus of teleost fish from the Cretaceous period of Lebanon.
Protobrama was a small fish, only 15 centimetres (6 in) long, and is thought to have hunted around coral reefs. It had a deep body, with long dorsal and anal fins, but had no pelvic fin. The position of the pectoral fins high on the body suggests that it was probably a fairly agile fish.[1]
References[]
- ^ Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 41. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.
Categories:
- Tselfatiiformes
- Late Cretaceous fish of Asia
- Prehistoric ray-finned fish stubs