Drimys (fish) explained

Drimys defensor is an extinct species of barracudina[1] from the Late Miocene-aged Monterey Formation of Southern California, USA. It is known from a fossil specimen discovered in Tortonian-aged diatomite deposits near Lompoc.[2] [3] It was closely related to species of the extinct genus Holosteus.

References

  1. Davis . Matthew P. . Fielitz . Christopher . 2010-12-01 . Estimating divergence times of lizardfishes and their allies (Euteleostei: Aulopiformes) and the timing of deep-sea adaptations . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 57 . 3 . 1194–1208 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.09.003 . 1055-7903.
  2. Web site: PBDB Taxon . 2024-12-12 . paleobiodb.org.
  3. Book: California Academy of Sciences . Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences . 1890 . San Francisco : California Academy of Sciences . California Academy of Sciences.

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