Bolbocara is an extinct genus of rattail that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch of Southern California. It contains a single species, B. gyrinus.[1][2][3] It may be related to the extant genus Bathygadus.[4]
| Bolbocara Temporal range:
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| Laytonia and B. gyrinus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Macrouridae |
| Subfamily: | Bathygadinae |
| Genus: | †Bolbocara Jordan, 1927 |
| Species: | †B. gyrinus
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| †Bolbocara gyrinus Jordan, 1927
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It is known from the Monterey Formation near Lompoc.[2]
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References edit
- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ a b "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ David, Lore Rose (1956). "Tertiary Anacanthin Fishes from California and the Pacific Northwest; Their Paleoecological Significance". Journal of Paleontology. 30 (3): 568–607. ISSN 0022-3360.
- ^ "Bathygadinae, Macrouridae". mayatan.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
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