Natgeosocus

Natgeosocus
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lampriformes
Family: Palaeocentrotidae
Genus:
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

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

References

  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.