Bolbocara is an extinct genus of rattail that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch of Southern California. It contains a single species, B. gyrinus.[1][2][3] It may be related to the extant genus Bathygadus.[4]

Bolbocara
Temporal range: Upper Miocene[1]
Type specimen of B. gyrinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Subfamily: Bathygadinae
Genus: Bolbocara
Jordan, 1927
Species:
B. gyrinus
Binomial name
Bolbocara gyrinus
Jordan, 1927
Life restoration of B. gyrinus

It is known from the Monterey Formation near Lompoc.[2]

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  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-02-27.1-560&rft.date=2002&rft.aulast=Sepkoski&rft.aufirst=Jack&rft_id=http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Bolbocara" class="Z3988">
  2. ^ a b "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  3. ^ David, Lore Rose (1956). "Tertiary Anacanthin Fishes from California and the Pacific Northwest; Their Paleoecological Significance". Journal of Paleontology. 30 (3): 568–607. ISSN 0022-3360.568-607&rft.date=1956&rft.issn=0022-3360&rft.aulast=David&rft.aufirst=Lore Rose&rft_id=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1300292&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Bolbocara" class="Z3988">
  4. ^ "Bathygadinae, Macrouridae". mayatan.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 2024-03-21.