Oreochima

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

Oreochima ellioti is an archaeomaenid pachycormiform fish from Lower Jurassic-aged freshwater strata of Antarctica.[1] Fossils come from the Lower Jurassic of Storm Peak, Antarctica, where a freshwater lake system once existed.[2] O. ellioti is also notable for being one of three archaeomaenid genera found outside of Australia.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. 1 2 Schaeffer, Bobb. A Jurassic fish from Antarctica. American Museum of Natural History, 1972.
  • "Pachycormiformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 11, 2012.


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