Drimys (fish)

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Drimys
Temporal range: Late Miocene (Tortonian), 11.6–7.3  Ma
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Drimys Seriola.JPG
Comparison of D. defensor and Seriola sanctaebarbarae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Paralepididae
Genus: Drimys
Jordan, 1925
Species:
D. defensor
Binomial name
Drimys defensor
Jordan, 1925

Drimys defensor is an extinct species of barracudina [1] from the Late Miocene-aged Monterey Formation of Southern California, USA. It is known from a fossil specimen discovered in Tortonian-aged diatomite deposits near Lompoc. [2] [3] It was closely related to species of the extinct genus Holosteus .

References

  1. Davis, Matthew P.; Fielitz, Christopher (2010-12-01). "Estimating divergence times of lizardfishes and their allies (Euteleostei: Aulopiformes) and the timing of deep-sea adaptations" . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 57 (3): 1194–1208. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.09.003. ISSN   1055-7903.
  2. "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  3. California Academy of Sciences (1890). Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco : California Academy of Sciences.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)