Plesiolithus

Plesiolithus; Temporal range: Lutetian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Genus:	† Plesiolithus
Species:	†P. inornatus
Binomial name
	†Plesiolithus inornatus; Schwarzhans et. al., 2024

Last updated October 04, 2025

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]

References

↑ 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) 22783. Bibcode:2024RIPS..13022783S. doi: 10.54103/2039-4942/22783 . ISSN 2039-4942.

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[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) 22783. Bibcode:2024RIPS..13022783S. doi: 10.54103/2039-4942/22783 . ISSN 2039-4942.

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