Biology:Pristisomus
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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
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| Genus: | †Pristisomus Woodward, 1890
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| †Pristisomus gracilis Woodward, 1890
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Pristisomus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Anisian age (Middle Triassic epoch) in what is now New South Wales, Australia.[1] Fossils are derived from the Sydney sandstone.[2]
Etymology
Pristisomus comes from the Latin 'pristis' meaning 'sea monster' or 'shark' and the Greek 'soma' meaning 'body'.
Synonymy
- Pristisomus merlei Priem, 1924 → Australosomus merlei (Priem, 1924)[3]
See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Romano, Carlo; Koot, Martha B.; Kogan, Ilja; Brayard, Arnaud; Minikh, Alla V.; Brinkmann, Winand; Bucher, Hugo; Kriwet, Jürgen (2016). "Permian-Triassic Osteichthyes (bony fishes): diversity dynamics and body size evolution". Biological Reviews 91 (1): 106–147. doi:10.1111/brv.12161. PMID 25431138.
- ↑ Wade, Robert T. (1939). "The Triassic fishes of Gosford, New South Wales". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 73 (4): 206–217. doi:10.5962/p.360274.
- ↑ Piveteau, Jean (1930). "Particularités structurales d'un type nouveau de poisson fossile des formations permo-triasiques du nord de Madagascar". Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 191: 456–458.
Wikidata ☰ Q7245906 entry
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