Pristisomus

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Pristisomus
Temporal range: Anisian [1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Infraclass: Holostei
Genus: Pristisomus
Woodward, 1890
Type species
Pristisomus gracilis
Woodward, 1890
Other species
  • P. latusWoodward, 1890
  • P. crassusWoodward, 1890

Pristisomus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Anisian age (Middle Triassic epoch) in what is now New South Wales, Australia. [1] Fossils are derived from the Sydney sandstone. [2]

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Etymology

Pristisomus comes from the Latin 'pristis' meaning 'sea monster' or 'shark' and the Greek 'soma' meaning 'body'.

Synonymy

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References

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