Aulostomoides

Aulostomoides Temporal range: Early Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Superfamily:	Aulostomoidea
Genus:	† Aulostomoides Blot, 1980
Species:	†A. tyleri
Binomial name
†Aulostomoides tyleri Blot, 1980

Aulostomoides is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish from the early Eocene. It contains a single species, A. tyleri from the Monte Bolca site of Italy. ^[1] It is thought to be a member of Aulostomoidea, making it a relative of trumpetfish and cornetfish. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

References

1. "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
2. Carnevale, G.; Bannikov, Alexandre F.; Marramà, G.; Tyler, James C.; Zorzin., R. (2014). "The Bolca Fossil-Lagerstätte: A window into the Eocene World. 5. The Pesciara- Monte Postale Fossil-Lagerstätte: 2. Fishes and other vertebrates. Excursion guide" (PDF). Rendiconti della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 4 (1): i–xxvii. hdl:10088/25678.
3. Cantalice, Kleyton Magno; Alvarado-Ortega, Jesús (2016-12-12). "Eekaulostomus cuevasae gen. and sp. nov., an ancient armored trumpetfish (Aulostomoidea) from Danian (Paleocene) marine deposits of Belisario Domínguez, Chiapas, southeastern Mexico". Palaeontologia Electronica. doi:10.26879/682 . Retrieved 2024-03-07.
4. Brownstein, C D (2023). "Syngnathoid Evolutionary History and the Conundrum of Fossil Misplacement". Integrative Organismal Biology. 5 (1): obad011. doi:10.1093/iob/obad011. ISSN   2517-4843. PMC   10210065 . PMID   37251781.