Ioscion

Ioscion
Temporal range: Upper Miocene[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Osteichthyes
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes[2]
Family: Ioscionidae
Genus: Ioscion
Species: I. morgani
Binomial name
Ioscion morgani
Jordan, 1921

Ioscion morgani is an extinct prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch of what is now Southern California.[1] It is primarily known from incomplete fossils, such as the holotype, which consists of a broken backbone. Although the head is unknown, enough of the animal's anatomy suggests a relationship with the jackfishes of Carangidae.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. Perciformes - Paleobiology Database
  3. David, Lore Rose. January 10, 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California The Society p 149-150
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