Xyne

Xyne is an extinct genus of prehistoric herring that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch.^[1] Fossils are known from the Dicalite Quarry and Diatom Hill in California.^[2]

Xyne Temporal range: Upper Miocene[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Clupeidae
Genus:	†Xyne Gilbert, 1919
Species:	†X. grex
Binomial name
†Xyne grex Gilbert, 1919
Synonyms
(Species) Xyne fitgeri Jordan & Gilbert, 1920

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish