Dapalis macrurus

Dapalis macrurus is an extinct species of prehistoric ray-finned fish. The only known site where it was found is the region around Céreste in the French Département Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, south-west France. Dapalis macrurus was common in some pits, together with plant-fossils and some other fish-remains. Size was between 3 and 20 cm

Dapalis macrurus Temporal range: Early Oligocene
Dapalis macrurus from Provence (France)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Mugiliformes
Family:	Ambassidae
Genus:	†Dapalis
Species:	†D. macrurus
Binomial name
†Dapalis macrurus (Agassiz 1834)

Description

Distribution

Fossils of this species have been found in the Oligocene of France.

References

• Bony fish in the online Sepkoski Database
• The Paleobiology Database Archived 2022-03-25 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• The Fossil Forum
• Bajocen 14
• Mundo Fosil