Jefitchia

Jefitchia is an extinct genus of prehistoric drumfish that lived from the Eocene to the Oligocene. Fossils have been found in Texas, Louisiana, and Portugal.

It contains three species:

• †Jefitchia claybornensis Koken, 1888
• †Jefitchia copelandi Frizzell & Dante, 1965 (type species)
• †Jefitchia spinosa Jonet, 1979

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2. "†Jefitchia copelandi Frizzell and Dante 1965 (ray-finned fish)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

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