Plesiolithus
| Plesiolithus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Genus: | †Plesiolithus |
| Species: | †P. inornatus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Plesiolithus inornatus Schwarzhans et. al., 2024
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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
[edit]- ^ 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). doi:10.54103/2039-4942/22783. ISSN 2039-4942. Retrieved 15 December 2024.