Evesthes
| Evesthes Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Paralichthyidae |
| Genus: | †Evesthes Gilbert, 1910 |
| Species: | †E. jordani
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| †Evesthes jordani Gilbert, 1910
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†E. hooveri Jordan in Jordan & Gilbert, 1920 | |
Evesthes is an extinct genus of prehistoric largetooth flounder[2] that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch. It contains a single species, E. jordani (named after David Starr Jordan), that lived off the coast of what is now Southern California during the Tortonian stage. Articulated fossil remains are known from diatomite beds of the Monterey Formation near Lompoc, where they appear to be rather common.[1][2][3][4] A second alleged species, E. hooveri Jordan in Jordan & Gilbert, 1920 is known from only fragmentary remains and is most likely synonymous with E. jordani.[2]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ a b c California Academy of Sciences (1890). Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco : California Academy of Sciences.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ^ Jordan, David Starr (1921). The Fish Fauna of the California Tertiary. The University. ISBN 978-1-02-234654-3.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
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