Araeosteus Explained

Araeosteus rothi is an extinct species of bony fish closely related to the modern-day prowfish, Zaprora silenus. A. rothi is found in Late Miocene marine strata of Southern California, primarily the Diatom Beds of Lompoc and the Santa Monica Mountains.[1]

Etymology

The generic name is a compound word meaning "slender bone." The specific name honors one Almon Edward Roth of Stanford University.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: David, Lore Rose. 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California . 38.
  2. Jordan, David Starr, Gilbert, James Zaccheus. Fossil fishes of diatom beds of Lompoc, California 1920 https://books.google.com/books?id=Fj0sAAAAYAAJ&dq=araeosteus&pg=PA5