Astroscopus countermani
Astroscopus countermani Temporal range: Tortonian
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Artist's reconstruction | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Trachiniformes |
Family: | Uranoscopidae |
Genus: | Astroscopus |
Species: | †A. countermani
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Binomial name | |
†Astroscopus countermani Carnevale, Godfrey & Pietsch, 2011
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Astroscopus countermani is an extinct species of stargazer described from a cranium found in Tortonian deposits of the Calvert Cliffs of what is now Maryland.[1] A. countermani is very similar to its living relatives.
References[]
- ^ Carnevale; Godfrey; Pietsch (2011). "Stargazer (Teleostei, Uranoscopidae) Cranial Remains from the Miocene Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, U.S.A. (St. Marys Formation, Chesapeake Group)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (6): 1200–1209. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.606856.
Categories:
- Uranoscopidae
- Miocene fish
- Cenozoic animals of North America
- Fossil taxa described in 2011
- Prehistoric perciform stubs