Bolcyrus Explained

Bolcyrus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine eel that lived during the Early Eocene. It was a member of the family Congridae, which also contains modern conger eels.^{[1] [2]}

It contains two species:

• Bolcyrus bajai Blot, 1978 – Late Ypresian of Italy (Monte Bolca)
• Bolcyrus formosissimus (Eastman, 1905) – Late Ypresian of Italy and possibly earlier Ypresian of Virginia, US (Nanjemoy Formation)

See also

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

Further reading

• Eastman C.R., 1905 - Les types de poissons fossiles du Monte Bolca au Museum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, fasc. 1, t. 13, mém. 34, p. 31
• Blot J., 1978 - Les apodes fossiles du Monte Bolca, fasc. 1, vol. 3, p. 260
• Mehta . Rita S. . Ward . Andrea B. . Alfaro . Michael E. . Wainwright . Peter C. . Elongation of the Body in Eels . Integrative and Comparative Biology . 2010 . 50 . 6 . 1091–1105 . 10.1093/icb/icq075.

External links

• The Fossil Forum
• MNHN

Notes and References

1. Web site: †Bolcyrus Blot 1978. 2024-03-28 . paleobiodb.org.
2. Carnevale . G. . Bannikov . Alexandre F. . Marramà . G. . Tyler . James C. . Zorzin. . R. . 2014 . The Bolca Fossil-Lagerstätte: A window into the Eocene World. 5. The Pesciara-Monte Postale Fossil-Lagerstätte: 2. Fishes and other vertebrates. Excursion guide . Rendiconti della Società Paleontologica Italiana . 4 . 1 . i–xxvii . 10088/25678.