Veronavelifer
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Veronavelifer sorbinii is an extinct sailfin moonfish
from the Lutetian
epoch of the Monte Bolca
lagerstatten.
Veliferidae
Sailfin moonfishes are a small family, Veliferidae, of lampriform fishes. They are found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.Unlike other lampriforms, they live in shallow, coastal waters, of less than depth, rather than in the deep ocean. They are also much smaller than most of their...
from the Lutetian
Lutetian
The Lutetian is, in the geologic timescale, a stage or age in the Eocene. It spans the time between and . The Lutetian is preceded by the Ypresian and is followed by the Bartonian. Together with the Bartonian it is sometimes referred to as the Middle Eocene subepoch...
epoch of the Monte Bolca
Monte Bolca
Monte Bolca is a lagerstätte near Verona, Italy that was one of the first fossil sites with high quality preservation known to Europeans, and is still an important source of fossils from the Eocene....
lagerstatten.