Notogoneus
| Notogoneus Temporal range: Late Santonian to Wasatchian | |
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| Notogoneus osculus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gonorynchiformes |
| Family: | Gonorynchidae |
| Genus: | †Notogoneus Cope, 1885 |
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Notogoneus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish.[1] A trace fossil attributed to Notogoneus osculus has been found in the Green River Formation.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ http://www.ploscollections.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0010420
Adult Notogoneus osculus from Fossil Butte National Monument. Specimen is 53 cm long.
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