Palaeothunnus
| Palaeothunnus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Genus: | †Palaeothunnus Bannikov, 1978 |
Palaeothunnus is an extinct genus of prehistoric tuna that lived during the Thanetian stage of the Paleocene epoch.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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