Ioscion
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Family: | Ioscionidae
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Genus: | Ioscion
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Species: | I. morgani
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Ioscion morgani Jordan, 1921
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Ioscion morgani is an extinct prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch of what is now Southern California.[1] It is primarily known from incomplete fossils, such as the holotype, which consists of a broken backbone. Although the head is unknown, enough of the animal's anatomy suggests a relationship with the jackfishes of Carangidae.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ Perciformes - Paleobiology Database
- ^ David, Lore Rose. January 10, 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California The Society p 149-150