Ioscion

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Ioscion
Temporal range: Upper Miocene[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Order:
Family:
Ioscionidae
Genus:
Ioscion
Species:
I. morgani
Binomial name
Ioscion morgani
Jordan, 1921

Ioscion morgani is an extinct prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch of what is now Southern California.[1] It is primarily known from incomplete fossils, such as the holotype, which consists of a broken backbone. Although the head is unknown, enough of the animal's anatomy suggests a relationship with the jackfishes of Carangidae.[3]

See also[]

  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Perciformes - Paleobiology Database
  3. ^ David, Lore Rose. January 10, 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California The Society p 149-150


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