Izuus
| Izuus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | †Izuus Saito, 1938 |
| Species: | †I. nakamurai |
| Binomial name | |
| †Izuus nakamurai Saito, 1938 |
Izuus is an extinct genus of prehistoric damselfish from the Miocene.[1] It contains a single species, I. nakamurai from Early Miocene-aged rocks of Shizuoka, Japan. It is one of the few damselfishes known in the fossil record.[2][3][4][5]
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References
[edit]- ↑ "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Archived from the original on 2025-01-19. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ BELLWOOD, DAVID R.; SORBINI, LORENZO (1996-06-01). "A review of the fossil record of the Pomacentridae (Teleostei: Labroidei) with a description of a new genus and species from the Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 117 (2): 159–174. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1996.tb02154.x. ISSN 0024-4082.
- ↑ Yabumoto, Yoshitaka; Uyeno, Teruya (1994). "Late Mesozoic and Cenozoic fish faunas of Japan". Island Arc. 3 (4): 255–269. Bibcode:1994IsArc...3..255Y. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1738.1994.tb00115.x. ISSN 1038-4871.
- ↑ Cantalice, Kleyton Magno; Alvarado-Ortega, Jesús; Bellwood, David Roy (2020-03-01). "†Chaychanus gonzalezorum gen. et sp. nov.: A damselfish fossil (Percomorphaceae; Pomacentridae), from the Early Paleocene outcrop of Chiapas, Southeastern Mexico". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 98 102322. Bibcode:2020JSAES..9802322C. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2019.102322. ISSN 0895-9811.
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