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Oreochima

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Oreochima
Temporal range: Early Jurassic [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
†Pachycormiformes
Superfamily:
†Pachycormidae
Family:
†Archaeomaenidae
Genus:
†Oreochima
Species:
†O. ellioti
Binomial name
Oreochima ellioti
Schaeffer & Elliot, 1972


Oreochima is a member of the Pachycormidae, an extinct group of Mesozoic bony fish from the Lower Jurassic Antarctic lakes.[1] Fossils come from the Lower Jurassic of Storm Peak, Antarctica.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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