Jefitchia

Taxobox
name = Jefitchia
fossil_range=Middle Eocene - Late Oligocene


image_caption =
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis=Actinopterygii
ordo=Perciformes
familia=Sciaenidae
genus=Jefitchia
subdivision_ranks=Species
subdivision=
*"J. claybornensis"
*"J. copelandi"
*"J. spinosa"

"Jefitchia" is an extinct genus of prehistoric drum. Species lived from 48.6-33.9mya (Middle Eocene - Late Oligocene).Jefitchia have been uncovered in Texas, Louisiana, and Portugal [http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=63197&is_real_user=1] [http://www.dct.fct.unl.pt/PLegoinha/Patpaleo.html] .

External links

* [http://www.icms.com.au/inqua2007/abstract/958.htm Mangrove-dwelling vertebrates from Deep Time: an example of a diverse, middle Eocene community from Laredo, Texas, USA]