Plesiolithus
| Plesiolithus Temporal range:
| |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Genus: | † |
| 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]
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.