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The location of the State of Tennessee in the United States of America. Topographic map of Tennessee. The U.S. state of Tennessee has a uniquely diverse array of fresh-water fish species, owing to its large network of rivers and creeks, with major waterways in the state including the Mississippi River which forms its western border, the Tennessee River, the Cumberland River, and the Duck River.
This list of the Paleozoic life of Tennessee contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Tennessee and are between 538.8 and 252.17 million years of age.
This list of the prehistoric life of Tennessee contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Tennessee. Precambrian [ edit ]
The study of prehistoric fish is called paleoichthyology. A few living forms, such as the coelacanth are also referred to as prehistoric fish, or even living fossils, due to their current rarity and similarity to extinct forms. Fish which have become recently extinct are not usually referred to as prehistoric fish. They were very different from ...
The Mississippian carbonates of Tennessee are very rich in fossils. [3] In the Mississippian Tennessee was home to large fish, abundant conodonts, and plants. [2] Swampy conditions prevailed in Tennessee during the later part of the Mississippian epoch. [8] During the Pennsylvanian epoch Tennessee was home to vast river systems flowing toward ...
Lists of prehistoric fish. List of prehistoric bony fish genera; List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera; List of prehistoric jawless fish genera; List of acanthodian genera; List of conodont genera; List of placoderm genera
The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera that are now considered invalid, doubtful (nomina dubia), or were not formally published (nomina nuda), as well as junior synonyms of more established names, and genera that are no longer considered agnathans. Modern forms are excluded from this list.
Lists of prehistoric fish genera (alphabetic) (7 P) Pages in category "Lists of prehistoric fish" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.