Plesiolithus

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Plesiolithus
Temporal range: Lutetian
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Genus: Plesiolithus
Species:
P. inornatus
Binomial name
Plesiolithus inornatus
Schwarzhans et. al., 2024

Plesiolithus is an extinct genus of teleost that lived in what is now California during the Lutetian stage. It is a monotypic genus that contains the species P. inornatus. [1]

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References

  1. Schwarzhans, Werner W.; Stringer, Gary L.; Takeuchi, Gary T. (16 July 2024). "The Middle Eocene Bony Fish Fauna of California, USA, Reconstructed by Means of Otoliths". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. 130 (2). doi:10.54103/2039-4942/22783. ISSN   2039-4942 . Retrieved 15 December 2024.