Araeosteus
| Araeosteus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Zaproridae |
| Genus: | Araeosteus |
| Species: | rothi |
| Binomial name | |
| Araeosteus rothi Jordan and Gilbert, 1920 | |
Araeosteus rothi is an extinct bony fish closely related to the modern-day prowfish, Zaprora silenus. A. rothi is found in Late Miocene marine strata of Southern California, primarily the Diatom Beds of Lompoc.
Etymology
The generic name is a compound word meaning "slender bone." The specific name honors one Almon Edward Roth of Stanford University.[1]
References
- ↑ Jordan, David Starr, Gilbert, James Zaccheus. Fossil fishes of diatom beds of Lompoc, California 1920
See also
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