Nardovelifer

Name: Nardovelifer.
Phonetic: Nar-do-vel-e-fer.
Named By: C.‭ ‬Sorbini‭ & ‬L.‭ ‬Sorbini‭ ‬-‭ ‬1999.
Classification: Chordata,‭ ‬Actinopterygii,‭ ‬Lampridiformes,‭ ‬Veliferidae.
Species: N.‭ ‬altipinnis‭ (‬type‭)‬.
Diet: Carnivore/Piscivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: Italy.
Time period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial remains.

       Nardovelifer is a genus of prehistoric lamprid fish that lived in the waters around modern day Italy during the late Cretaceous.

Further reading
-‭ ‬The Cretaceous fishes of Nardo.‭ ‬10:‭ ‬Nardovelifer altipinnis,‭ ‬gen.‭ ‬et sp.‭ ‬nov.‭ (‬Teleostei,‭ ‬Lampridiformes,‭ ‬Veliferidae‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬St Ric Giac Terz Bolca‭ ‬8:‭ ‬11‭–‬27.‭ ‬-‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Sorbini‭ & ‬L.‭ ‬Sorbini‭ ‬-‭ ‬1999.

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