Notogoneus

Notogoneus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish.[1] A trace fossil attributed to Notogoneus osculus has been found in the Green River Formation.[2]

Notogoneus Temporal range: Late Santonian to Wasatchian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Notogoneus osculus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gonorynchiformes
Family:	Gonorynchidae
Genus:	†Notogoneus Cope, 1885
Type species
Notogoneus osculus Cope, 1885
Species
†Notogoneus cuvieri (Agassiz, 1844) †Notogoneus gracilis Sytchevskaya, 1986 †Notogoneus janeti Priem, 1908 †Notogoneus longiceps von Meyer, 1848 †Notogoneus montanensis Grande and Grande, 1999 †Notogoneus osculus Cope, 1885 †Notogoneus parvus Hills, 1934 †Notogoneus squamosseus Blainville, 1818Small text

See also

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

References

1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
2. http://www.ploscollections.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0010420

Adult Notogoneus osculus from Fossil Butte National Monument. Specimen is 52 cm long.