Notogoneus
Notogoneus Temporal range:
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Notogoneus osculus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gonorynchiformes |
Family: | Gonorynchidae |
Genus: | †Notogoneus Cope, 1885 |
Type species | |
Notogoneus osculus Cope, 1885
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Species | |
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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[]
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References[]
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ Martin, Anthony J.; Vazquez-Prokopec, Gonzalo M.; Page, Michael (2010). "First Known Feeding Trace of the Eocene Bottom-Dwelling Fish Notogoneus osculus and Its Paleontological Significance". PLOS ONE. 5 (5): e10420. Bibcode:2010PLoSO...510420M. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0010420. PMC 2864752. PMID 20463969.
Categories:
- Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera
- Gonorynchidae
- Prehistoric fish of North America
- Prehistoric ray-finned fish stubs