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Natgeosocus

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Natgeosocus
Temporal range: Early Oligocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lampriformes
Family: Palaeocentrotidae
Genus: Natgeosocus
Species:
N. sorini
Binomial name
Natgeosocus sorini
Bannikov, 2014

Natgeosocus is an extinct genus of palaeocentrotid that lived during the Rupelian stage of the Oligocene epoch.

Distribution

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Natgeosocus sorini is known from Russia, specifically from the northern Caucasus Mountains.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.