Oligolophotes

Oligolophotes; Temporal range: Early Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Holotype, scale bar = 10 mm
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lampriformes
Family:	Lophotidae
Genus:	†Oligolophotes; Bannikov, 1999
Type species
	†Oligolophotes fragosus; Bannikov, 1999

Oligolophotes is an extinct genus of fish^[1]^[2] from the Early Oligocene of the bank of Belaya River in Adygea, the Caucasus Mountains. There is one species, Oligolophotes fragosus, known from the holotype that is estimated to have measured 122 mm (4.8 in) in body length.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bannikov, A. F. (1999). "A review of fossil Lampridiformes (Teleostei) finds with a description of a new Lophotidae genus and species from the Oligocene of the northern Caucasus". Paleontological Journal. 33: 68–76.
^ GBIF Secretariat (2013). "Oligolophotes Bannikov, 1999". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, 2013-07-01. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). Retrieved 21 October 2015.

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[Bannikov-1] Bannikov, A. F. (1999). "A review of fossil Lampridiformes (Teleostei) finds with a description of a new Lophotidae genus and species from the Oligocene of the northern Caucasus". Paleontological Journal. 33: 68–76.

[GBIF-2] GBIF Secretariat (2013). "Oligolophotes Bannikov, 1999". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, 2013-07-01. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). Retrieved 21 October 2015.

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