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Eochanna chorlakkiensis

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Eochanna chorlakkiensis
Temporal range: Middle Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Channidae
Genus: Eochanna
Roe, 1991
Species:
E. chorlakkiensis
Binomial name
Eochanna chorlakkiensis
Roe, 1991

Eochanna chorlakkiensis is an extinct prehistoric snakehead. The fish lived in the Lutetian age of the Middle Eocene (41-48 million years ago)[1] in the area of what is now the Kuldana Formation near Chorlakki, Pakistan.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Palaeocritti - a guide to prehistoric animals". Archived from the original on 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  2. ^ Roe, L. J. (1991): Phylogenetic and Ecological Significance of Channidae (Osteichthyes Teleostei) from the Early Eocene Kuldana Formation of Kohat, Pakistan. Contributions From The Museum Of Paleontology, The University Of Michigan, VOL. 28, NO. 5, PP. 93-10