Australosomus
| Australosomus Temporal range:
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| Australosomus merlei | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Family: | † Burton 1932
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| Genus: | †Australosomus Pivetau, 1930
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| †Australosomus merlei (, 1924)
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Australosomus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the Early Triassic epoch.[1]
Australosomus merlei fossil
The interlocking scales (3 to 4 times long as wide), deeply forked caudal fin all help to distinguish this genus, which is known from Triassic rocks in Greenland, Africa, Madagascar, British Columbia and Vancouver.[3]
Australosomus is one of many genera to arise after the Permian extinction, only to die out during the Early Triassic, possibly during a subsequent extinction event.[3]
See also[]
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References[]
- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ "Part 7- Vertebrates". Collection of genus-group names in a systematic arrangement. Archived from the original on 2016-10-05. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ a b Ludvigsen, Rolf & Beard, Graham. 1997. West Coast Fossils: A Guide to the Ancient Life of Vancouver Island. pg. 78-79
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