Semionotus
Semionotus | |
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Fossils of S. bergeri | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Clade: | Ginglymodi |
Order: | †Semionotiformes |
Superfamily: | †Semionotoidea |
Family: | †Semionotidae |
Genus: | †Semionotus Agassiz, 1843 |
Semionotus (from Greek: σημιον semion, 'mark' and Greek: νῶτος nôtos, 'back')[1] is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish found throughout Northern Pangaea (North America and Europe) during the late Triassic, becoming extinct in the Early Jurassic.
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References
[edit]- ^ Roberts, George (1839). An etymological and explanatory dictionary of the terms and language of geology. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. p. 156. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- "Semionotus elegans"-Photo-High Res--"Shuttle Meadow Formation"-Hartford Basin, Connecticut; Article – www.sunstar-solutions.com–"Basal Jurassic Dinosaur Fossils"