Ardoreosomus Explained

Ardoreosomus (meaning: "tropical body") is an extinct genus of marine ray-finned fish. It was described from the Induan aged Candelaria Formation^[1] of Nevada, United States, which was located near the equator during the Early Triassic epoch. It contains only one species, A. occidentalis (monotypy).

Ardoreosomus is a ptycholepiform, closely resembling Boreosomus and Ptycholepis; however, Ardoreosomus is distinguished from other ptycholepiforms in having a more strongly angled hyomandibula and lacking an opercular process, among other features.^[2]

See also

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish
• Paleontology in Nevada

Notes and References

1. Ware. David . Jenks . James F. . Hautmann . Michael . Bucher . Hugo . Dienerian (Early Triassic) ammonoids from the Candelaria Hills (Nevada, USA) and their significance for palaeobiogeography and palaeoceanography. . Swiss Journal of Geosciences . 2011 . 104 . 161–181 . 10.1007/s00015-011-0055-3. 129845606 .
2. Romano . Carlo . López-Arbarello . Adriana . Ware . David . Jenks . James F. . Brinkmann . Winand . Marine Early Triassic Actinopterygii from the Candelaria Hills (Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA). . Journal of Paleontology . April 2019 . 93 . 5 . 971–1000 . 10.1017/jpa.2019.18. 2019JPal...93..971R . 155564297 .