Biology:Semionotus
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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
| Semionotus | |
|---|---|
| Fossils of S. bergeri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Clade: | Ginglymodi |
| Order: | †Semionotiformes |
| Superfamily: | †Semionotoidea |
| Family: | †Semionotidae |
| Genus: | †Semionotus Agassiz, 1843 |
Semionotus (from Greek: σημιον semion, 'mark' and Greek: νῶτος nôtos, 'back')[1] is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish found throughout Northern Pangaea (North America and Europe) during the late Triassic, becoming extinct in the Early Jurassic.


References
- ↑ Roberts, George (1839) (in English). An etymological and explanatory dictionary of the terms and language of geology. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. p. 156. https://archive.org/details/anetymologicala00robegoog. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
External links
- "Semionotus elegans"-Photo-High Res--"Shuttle Meadow Formation"-Hartford Basin, Connecticut; Article – www.sunstar-solutions.com–"Basal Jurassic Dinosaur Fossils"
Wikidata ☰ Q2269225 entry
