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Mene rhombea
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Mene rhombea is an extinct perciform fish belonging to the family Menidae. During the Middle Eocene (Lutetian epoch), about 48 to 40 mya, these fishes lived in the Tethys Ocean, a large tropical sea in the area corresponding to the current Mediterranean. This ocean was extended between the continents of Gondwana and Laurasia. At this time, where Monte Bolca is today, M. rhombea, and its relative, M. oblonga, lived in a tropical lagoon.
Quick Facts Mene rhombea Temporal range: Middle Eocene, Scientific classification ...
Mene rhombea Temporal range: Middle Eocene | |
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Mene rhombea, from Mount Bolca, Verona | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Carangiformes |
Family: | Menidae |
Genus: | Mene |
Species: | †M. rhombea |
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†Mene rhombea Volta, 1796 | |
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