''Semionotus'' (from el, σημιον , 'mark' and el, νῶτος , 'back')
is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish found throughout Northern
Pangaea
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(
North America and
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located enti ...
) during the late
Triassic
The Triassic ( ) is a geologic period and system which spans 50.6 million years from the end of the Permian Period 251.902 million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Jurassic Period 201.36 Mya. The Triassic is the first and shortest period ...
, becoming extinct in the Early
Jurassic
The Jurassic ( ) is a Geological period, geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately Mya. The J ...
.
References
External links
''"Semionotus elegans"''-Photo-High Res--''"Shuttle Meadow Formation"''-Hartford Basin, Connecticut– www.sunstar-solutions.com–"Basal Jurassic Dinosaur Fossils"
Semionotiformes
Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera
Triassic bony fish
Mesozoic fish of Europe
Mesozoic fish of North America
Taxa named by Louis Agassiz
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