Araeosteus Explained

Araeosteus is an extinct genus of marine ray-finned fish, closely related to the modern-day prowfish. It contains a single species, A. rothi which is known from Late Miocene (Tortonian)-aged marine strata in Southern California, primarily the Diatom Beds of Lompoc (Monterey Formation) and the Santa Monica Mountains (Modelo Formation).^{[1] [2]}

Etymology

The generic name is a compound word meaning "slender bone." The specific name honors one Almon Edward Roth of Stanford University.^[3]

See also

• List of prehistoric bony fish

Notes and References

1. Book: David, Lore Rose. 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California . 38.
2. Book: California Academy of Sciences . Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences . 1890 . San Francisco : California Academy of Sciences . California Academy of Sciences.
3. Jordan, David Starr, Gilbert, James Zaccheus. Fossil fishes of diatom beds of Lompoc, California 1920 https://books.google.com/books?id=Fj0sAAAAYAAJ&dq=araeosteus&pg=PA5