Pristisomus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Anisian age (Middle Triassic epoch) in what is now New South Wales, Australia. Fossils are derived from the Sydney sandstone.
Etymology Pristisomus comes from the Latin 'pristis' meaning 'sea monster' or 'shark' and the Greek 'soma' meaning 'body'.
Synonymy Pristisomus merlei Priem, 1924 → Australosomus merlei (Priem, 1924)
See also
Prehistoric fish List of prehistoric bony fish
References