Pristisomus Explained

Pristisomus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Anisian age (Middle Triassic epoch) in what is now New South Wales, Australia. Fossils are derived from the Sydney sandstone.^[1]

Etymology

Pristisomus comes from the Latin 'pristis' meaning 'sea monster' or 'shark' and the Greek 'soma' meaning 'body'.

Synonymy

• Pristisomus merlei Priem, 1924 → Australosomus merlei (Priem, 1924)^[2]

See also

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

Notes and References

1. Wade . Robert T. . 1939 . The Triassic fishes of Gosford, New South Wales . Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales . 73 . 4 . 206–217. 10.5962/p.360274 . 259736659 . free .
2. Piveteau . Jean . Jean Piveteau . 1930 . Particularités structurales d'un type nouveau de poisson fossile des formations permo-triasiques du nord de Madagascar . Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences . 191 . 456–458 . fr.