Ophiodon ozymandias

Ophiodon ozymandias is an extinct species of lingcod from the Late Miocene of Southern California. Fossils suggest the living animal could have reached up to 6 feet in length.

Ophiodon ozymandias
artist's restoration
Scientific classification
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Girard, 1854
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O. ozymandias
Binomial name
Ophiodon ozymandias
(Jordan, 1907)
Synonyms

Ozymandias gilberti Jordan 1907

References

  1. "Scorpaeniformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
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