Astroscopus countermani

Astroscopus countermani
Temporal range: Tortonian
Artist's reconstruction
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Trachiniformes
Family:Uranoscopidae
Genus:Astroscopus
Species: A. countermani
Binomial name
Astroscopus countermani
Carnevale, Godfrey & Pietsch, 2011

Astroscopus countermani is an extinct species of stargazer described from a cranium found in Tortonian deposits of the Calvert Cliffs of what is now Maryland.[1] A. countermani is very similar to its living relatives.

References

  1. Carnevale; Godfrey; Pietsch (2011). "Stargazer (Teleostei, Uranoscopidae) Cranial Remains from the Miocene Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, U.S.A. (St. Marys Formation, Chesapeake Group)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (6): 1200–1209. doi:10.1080/039.031.0608.


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