Astroscopus countermani
| Astroscopus countermani Temporal range: Tortonian | |
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| Artist's reconstruction | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Uranoscopidae |
| Genus: | Astroscopus |
| Species: | †A. countermani |
| Binomial name | |
| †Astroscopus countermani Carnevale, Godfrey & Pietsch, 2011 | |
Astroscopus countermani is an extinct species of stargazer described from a cranium found in Tortonian deposits of the Calvert Cliffs of what is now Maryland.[1] A. countermani is very similar to its living relatives.
References
- ^ Carnevale; Godfrey; Pietsch (2011). "Stargazer (Teleostei, Uranoscopidae) Cranial Remains from the Miocene Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, U.S.A. (St. Marys Formation, Chesapeake Group)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (6): 1200–1209. Bibcode:2011JVPal..31.1200C. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.606856. S2CID 196608143.