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.[1] Fossils are derived from the Sydney sandstone.[2]

Pristisomus
Temporal range: Anisian[1]
P. latus fossil, National Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Infraclass: Holostei
Genus: Pristisomus
Woodward, 1890
Type species
Pristisomus gracilis
Woodward, 1890
Other species
  • P. latus Woodward, 1890
  • P. crassus Woodward, 1890

Etymology

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

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References

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  1. ^ a b Romano, Carlo; Koot, Martha B.; Kogan, Ilja; Brayard, Arnaud; Minikh, Alla V.; Brinkmann, Winand; Bucher, Hugo; Kriwet, Jürgen (2016). "Permian-Triassic Osteichthyes (bony fishes): diversity dynamics and body size evolution". Biological Reviews. 91 (1): 106–147. doi:10.1111/brv.12161. PMID 25431138. S2CID 5332637.
  2. ^ 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. doi:10.5962/p.360274. S2CID 259736659.
  3. ^ Piveteau, Jean (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 (in French). 191: 456–458.