Tunita
| Tunita Temporal range: Upper Miocene[1] | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes[2] |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Genus: | Tunita |
| Type species | |
| Tunita octavia | |
| Species | |
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Tunita is an extinct genus of prehistoric mackerel that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch of Southern California.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ Perciformes - Paleobiology Database
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