Coelorinchus balushkini
| Coelorinchus balushkini Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Macrouridae |
| Genus: | Coelorinchus |
| Species: | †C. balushkini
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| Binomial name | |
| †Coelorinchus balushkini Schwarzhans et. al., 2017
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Coelorinchus balushkini is an extinct species of Coelorinchus that lived during the Ypresian stage of the Palaeogene period.
Distribution
Otolith fossils of C. balushkini are known from the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.[1]
References
- ^ Schwarzhans, Werner; Mörs, Thomas; Engelbrecht, Andrea; Reguero, Marcelo; Kriwet, Jürgen (1 February 2017). "Before the freeze: otoliths from the Eocene of Seymour Island, Antarctica, reveal dominance of gadiform fishes (Teleostei)". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 15 (2): 147–170. doi:10.1080/14772019.2016.1151958. ISSN 1477-2019. PMC 5221741. PMID 28077930. Retrieved 26 April 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.