| Drimys Temporal range: Late Miocene (Tortonian), 11.6–7.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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| Comparison of D. defensor and Seriola sanctaebarbarae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Paralepididae |
| Genus: | †Drimys Jordan, 1925 |
| Species: | †D. defensor |
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| †Drimys defensor Jordan, 1925 | |
Drimys defensor is an extinct species of barracudina from the Late Miocene-aged Monterey Formation of Southern California, USA. It is known from a fossil specimen discovered in Tortonian-aged diatomite deposits near Lompoc. It was closely related to species of the extinct genus Holosteus.
References
- Davis, Matthew P.; Fielitz, Christopher (2010-12-01). "Estimating divergence times of lizardfishes and their allies (Euteleostei: Aulopiformes) and the timing of deep-sea adaptations". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 57 (3): 1194–1208. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.09.003. ISSN 1055-7903.
- "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- California Academy of Sciences (1890). Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco : California Academy of Sciences.
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