Urosthenes
Urosthenes is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that contains two species: U. australis and U. latus.
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| Family: | Urostheneidae |
| Genus: | Urosthenes |
Urosthenes had a short and round body with large and veil-like fins almost symmetrical in shape. The ventral fins were closer to the face and also were quite large compared to the body, and similarly the dorsal and anal fins. Contrary to most other archaic Actinopterygians, Urosthenes had very thin scales. The second species to be described, Urosthenes latus was a Permian bony fish that was first described in 1931 by Arthur Smith Woodward, based on a specimen found in Lithgow, New South Wales.[2]
References
- "Palaeonisciformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 19 Nov 2012.
- Woodward, Arthur Smith (1931-10-01). "XLVII.—On Urosthenes, a fossil fish from the Upper Coal Measures of Lithgow, New South Wales". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 (46): 365–367. doi:10.1080/00222933108673406. ISSN 0374-5481.
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