Jacobulus

Jacobulus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Early Triassic epoch in what is now Madagascar.[1] It belongs to Parasemionotidae together with Albertonia, Candelarialepis, Lehmanotus, Parasemionotus, Qingshania, Stensioenotus, Suius, Thomasinotus and Watsonulus. It is a small fish of less than 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in length.

Jacobulus
Temporal range: Early Triassic[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Actinopterygii
Subclass:
Neopterygii
Infraclass:
Holostei
Order:
Parasemionotiformes
Family:
†Parasemionotidae
Genus:
†Jacobulus

Lehman, 1952
Type species
†Jacobulus novus
Lehman, 1952

See also
  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References
  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-27.


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