Notogoneus

Notogoneus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish.[1] A trace fossil attributed to Notogoneus osculus has been found in the Green River Formation.[2]

Notogoneus
Temporal range:
Notogoneus osculus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gonorynchiformes
Family: Gonorynchidae
Genus: †Notogoneus
Cope, 1885
Type species
Notogoneus osculus
Cope, 1885
Species
  • †Notogoneus cuvieri (Agassiz, 1844)
  • †Notogoneus gracilis Sytchevskaya, 1986
  • †Notogoneus janeti Priem, 1908
  • †Notogoneus longiceps von Meyer, 1848
  • †Notogoneus montanensis Grande and Grande, 1999
  • †Notogoneus osculus Cope, 1885
  • †Notogoneus parvus Hills, 1934
  • †Notogoneus squamosseus Blainville, 1818Small text

See also

References
  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. Martin, Anthony J.; Vazquez-Prokopec, Gonzalo M.; Page, Michael (2010). "First Known Feeding Trace of the Eocene Bottom-Dwelling Fish Notogoneus osculus and Its Paleontological Significance". PLOS ONE. 5 (5): e10420. Bibcode:2010PLoSO...510420M. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0010420. PMC 2864752. PMID 20463969.


Adult Notogoneus osculus from Fossil Butte National Monument. Specimen is 52 cm long.


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