Natgeosocus
Appearance
Natgeosocus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lampriformes |
Family: | †Palaeocentrotidae |
Genus: | †Natgeosocus |
Species: | †N. sorini
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Binomial name | |
†Natgeosocus sorini Bannikov, 2014
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Natgeosocus is an extinct genus of palaeocentrotid that lived during the Rupelian stage of the Oligocene epoch.
Distribution
[edit]Natgeosocus sorini is known from Russia, specifically from the northern Caucasus Mountains.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Bannikov, A. F. (23 November 2014). "A new genus of the family Palaeocentrotidae (Teleostei, Lampridiformes) from the Oligocene of the northern Caucasus and comments on other fossil Veliferoidei". Paleontological Journal. 48 (6): 624–632. doi:10.1134/S0031030114060021. ISSN 0031-0301. Retrieved 13 June 2025 – via Springer Nature Link.