Drimys (fish)

Extinct genus of fishes

Drimys

Temporal range: Late Miocene (Tortonian), 11.6–7.3 Ma

PreꞒ

Comparison of D. defensor and Seriola sanctaebarbarae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Aulopiformes
Family:  | Paralepididae
Genus:  | †Drimys
Jordan, 1925
Species:  |

†D. defensor

Binomial name
†Drimys defensor

Jordan, 1925

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

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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\. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.09.003. ISSN 1055-7903.
2. ^ "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
3. ^ California Academy of Sciences (1890). Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco : California Academy of Sciences.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

Taxon identifiers

Drimys|

* Wikidata: Q5307669
* GBIF: 3238182
* IRMNG: 1240564
* Open Tree of Life: 5321315
* Paleobiology Database: 35563

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