Absalomichthys

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Absalomichthys
Temporal range: Upper Miocene[1]
File:Absalomichthys velifer.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Caristiidae
Genus: Absalomichthys
Whitley, 1933
Species:
A. velifer
Binomial name
Absalomichthys velifer
Whitley, 1933

Absalomichthys velifer is an extinct, prehistoric manefish that lived during the Upper Miocene of what is now Southern California in the United States.[1] Its dorsal fin was huge in comparison with living species. It is known from the Modelo Formation of Los Angeles County.[2][3]

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