Libotonius
| Libotonius Temporal range:
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| Libotonius pearsoni, SRIC SR 95-26-19 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Percopsiformes |
| Family: | Percopsidae Wilson & Williams, 1992 |
| Genus: | †Libotonius Wilson, 1977 |
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Libotonius is an extinct genus of prehistoric percopsiform in the monotypic family Libotoniidae[1][2] which lived during the middle division of the Eocene epoch.[3][4] The type species Libotonius blakeburnensis is named for Blakeburn, British Columbia, the type locality of the genus and species in the Allenby Formation. The second species, Libotonius pearsoni is known exclusively from the Klondike Mountain Formation in Republic, Washington.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Nelson, Joseph S.; Grande, Terry C.; Wilson, Mark V. H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118342336.
- ^ van der Laan, Richard (2016). "Family-group names of fossil fishes". European Journal of Taxonomy. 466. doi:10.5852/ejt.2018.466.
- ^ Wilson, M.V. (1977). "Middle Eocene freshwater fishes from British Columbia". Life Sciences Contributions, Royal Ontario Museum. 113: 1–66.
- ^ Borden, W. C.; Grande, T.; Smith, W. L. (2013). "Comparative osteology and myology of the caudal fin in the Paracanthopterygii (Teleostei: Acanthomorpha)". In G. Arratia; H.-P. Schultze; M. V. H. Wilson (eds.). Mesozoic Fishes 5 – Global Diversity and Evolution. Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil. pp. 419–455. ISBN 978-3-89937-159-8.
- ^ Wilson, M.V.H. (1979). "A second species of Libotonius (Pisces: Percopsidae) from the Eocene of Washington State". Copeia. 1979 (3): 400–405. doi:10.2307/1443214. JSTOR 1443214.
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