Madariscus
Madariscus robustus is an extinct prehistoric freshwater ray-finned fish, of the family Archaeomaenidae, that lived during the Jurassic period on Australia. Its fossils, originally described as "Archaeomaene robustus," have been found on the Colalura Sandstone.[1]
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| Genus: | Madariscus Wade 1941 |
| Species: | M. robustus |
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| Madariscus robustus (Woodward 1895) | |
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Archaeomaene robustus Woodward 1895 | |
See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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