Drimys (fish)

Drimys Temporal range: Late Miocene (Tortonian), 11.6–7.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Comparison of D. defensor and Seriola sanctaebarbarae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Aulopiformes
Family:	Paralepididae
Genus:	†Drimys Jordan, 1925
Species:	†D. defensor
Binomial name
†Drimys defensor Jordan, 1925

Drimys defensor is an extinct species of barracudina[1] from the Late Miocene-aged Monterey Formation of Southern California, USA. It is known from a fossil specimen discovered in Tortonian-aged diatomite deposits near Lompoc.[2][3] It was closely related to species of the extinct genus Holosteus.

References

1. Davis, Matthew P.; Fielitz, Christopher (2010-12-01). "Estimating divergence times of lizardfishes and their allies (Euteleostei: Aulopiformes) and the timing of deep-sea adaptations". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 57 (3): 1194–1208. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.09.003. ISSN 1055-7903.
2. "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
3. California Academy of Sciences (1890). Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco : California Academy of Sciences.