Pristisomus

Pristisomus
Temporal range: Anisian[1]
P. latus fossil, National Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Infraclass: Holostei
Genus: †Pristisomus
Woodward, 1890
Type species
†Pristisomus gracilis
Woodward, 1890
Other species
  • †P. latus Woodward, 1890
  • †P. crassus Woodward, 1890

Pristisomus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Anisian age (Middle Triassic epoch) in what is now New South Wales, Australia.[1] Fossils are derived from the Sydney sandstone.[2]

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  2. ^ Wade, Robert T. (1939). "The Triassic fishes of Gosford, New South Wales". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 73 (4): 206–217. doi:10.5962/p.360274. S2CID 259736659.