Oncorhynchus lacustris

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Oncorhynchus lacustris
Temporal range: late Miocene–Late Pliocene
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O. lacustris (jaw). Glenns Ferry Fm., Idaho, USA
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Oncorhynchus
Species:
O. lacustris
Binomial name
Oncorhynchus lacustris
(Cope, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Rhabdofario lacustris(Cope, 1870)

Oncorhynchus lacustris (syn. Rhabdofario lacustris) is an extinct species of prehistoric freshwater trout from the late Miocene to late Pliocene of Western North America. [1] Its fossils have been found in lacustrine deposits in what is now Idaho.

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  1. Stearley, Ralph F.; Smith, Gerald R. (2016-10-14). "FISHES OF THE MIO-PLIOCENE WESTERN SNAKE RIVER PLAIN AND VICINITY". Publications of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. ISSN   0076-8405.