Abadzekhia

Abadzekhia is an extinct genus of snake mackerel that lived from the early to late Oligocene epoch in what is now the Caucasus Mountains of Southern Russia.

Restoration of A. marinae

Description

It resembles today's escolar. The dorsal fin from the snake mackerel is now shorter and larger.

Body shape

The body is torpedo-shaped.

Teeth

It has small sharp teeth.

Species

Abadzekhia marinae (type) Bannikov, 1985
Abadzekhia tarletskovi Bannikov, 2005

Related pages

References

Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
"Abadzekhia". Fossilworks. Retrieved 2 December 2022 from the Paleobiology Database.

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