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Notogoneus parvus (Hills 1934)
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Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gonorynchiformes
Family: Gonorynchidae
Genus: Notogoneus
Species: Notogoneus parvus
Author Citation Hills 1934
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Cenozoic
Period: Paleogene
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Eocene
Stratigraphy
Booval Group
Redbank Plains Formation
Provenance
Date Collected: 12/29/2023
Acquired by: Field Collection
Location
Queensland
Australia
Comments
See this thread for information on the discovery of the site, preparation etc. Notogoneus is unusual to find in Australia, so far it has only been reported from the Redbank Plains Formation. This specimen measures at 10cm long, however Hills (1934) estimates a maximum length of 20cm.
Reference:
HILLS, E. S. 1934. Tertiary fresh water fishes from Southern Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 10(4):163–172.
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