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🦴 An extinct hagfish 🦴 A fossil genus
Myxinikela

Myxinikela

9.9
A genus of extinct hagfish known from fossils
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
: Myxinikela
  • The discovery of Myxinikela fossils provides new insight into early vertebrate evolution.

Examples

  • Paleontologists studied the anatomical features of Myxinikela to better understand hagfish ancestry.

  • A rare specimen of Myxinikela was unearthed in North America, delighting researchers.

  • The Myxinikela is a fascinating genus of extinct hagfish.

  • Did you know that Myxinikela lived millions of years ago?

  • A rare specimen of Myxinikela was unearthed in North America, delighting researchers.

  • Paleontologists studied the anatomical features of Myxinikela to better understand hagfish ancestry.

  • The discovery of Myxinikela fossils provides new insight into early vertebrate evolution.

Compounds

Myxinikela siroka
  • Specialized
9.9

A fish without jaws that lived about 300 million years ago and resembles modern hagfish

Surface Forms

Myxinikela main

Etymology

Myxinikela is a scientific name built from the Greek root myx- ('slime' or 'mucus') plus an ending that marks a named group, like the modern hagfish name Myxine. So the name describes a slimy, hagfish animal and is used as the genus name for an extinct fossil hagfish.