Notagogus

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Notagogus
Notagogus denticulatus from the Jurassic (Tithonian) of Painten, Germany
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Clade: Ginglymodi
Order: Semionotiformes
Family: Macrosemiidae
Genus: Notagogus
Agassiz, 1843

Notagogus (from Greek: νῶτος nôtos, 'back' and Greek: ᾰ̓γωγός agōgós, 'leader')[1] is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish. They can be found in the Solnhofen Plattenkalk.[2]

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  1. ^ Roberts, George (1839). An etymological and explanatory dictionary of the terms and language of geology. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. p. 121. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.