Oncorhynchus lacustris

Oncorhynchus lacustris
Temporal range: late Miocene–Late Pliocene
O. lacustris (jaw). Glenns Ferry Fm., Idaho, USA
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Domain: Eukaryota
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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References

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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.
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