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Nhanulepisosteus mexicanus

fossil fish
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  • longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus)
    gar

    The oldest member of Lepisosteidae, Nhanulepisosteus mexicanus, is known from fossils discovered in Mexico that date to approximately 157 million years ago near the end of the Jurassic Period (which lasted from 201.3 million to 145 million years ago). During the Eocene Epoch (56 million to 33.9 million years ago),…

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    The oldest member of Lepisosteidae, Nhanulepisosteus mexicanus, is known from fossils discovered in Mexico that date to approximately 157 million years ago near the end of the Jurassic Period (which lasted from 201.3 million to 145 million years ago). During the Eocene Epoch (56 million to 33.9 million years ago),…

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