Natgeosocus

Natgeosocus; Temporal range: Early Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lampriformes
Family:	† Palaeocentrotidae
Genus:	† Natgeosocus
Species:	†N. sorini
Binomial name
	†Natgeosocus sorini; Bannikov, 2014

Last updated June 17, 2025

Natgeosocus is an extinct genus of palaeocentrotid that lived during the Rupelian stage of the Oligocene epoch.

Distribution

Natgeosocus sorini is known from Russia, specifically from the northern Caucasus Mountains.^[1]

References

↑ Bannikov, A. F. (23 November 2014). "A new genus of the family Palaeocentrotidae (Teleostei, Lampridiformes) from the Oligocene of the northern Caucasus and comments on other fossil Veliferoidei". Paleontological Journal . 48 (6): 624–632. doi:10.1134/S0031030114060021. ISSN 0031-0301 . Retrieved 13 June 2025– via Springer Nature Link.

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[1] Bannikov, A. F. (23 November 2014). "A new genus of the family Palaeocentrotidae (Teleostei, Lampridiformes) from the Oligocene of the northern Caucasus and comments on other fossil Veliferoidei". Paleontological Journal . 48 (6): 624–632. doi:10.1134/S0031030114060021. ISSN 0031-0301 . Retrieved 13 June 2025– via Springer Nature Link.

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