/siluriformes/hypsidoridae/hypsidoris/farsonensis/1.jpg "†Hypsidoris farsonensis")
Fossil/siluriformes/hypsidoridae/hypsidoris/farsonensis/2.jpg "†Hypsidoris farsonensis")
Fossil
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| Scientific Name | †Hypsidoris farsonensis Lundberg & Case, 1970 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Green River Formation, Laney Shale member, 3 miles E of Big Sandy Reservoir, Sweetwater County. |
| Pronunciation | Hip see door iss - far sew nen siss |
| Etymology | The generic name comes from the Greek hypsi, meaning high and doris, meaning dagger, in reference to the dorsal and pectoral spines. The specific name comes from the type locality (Farson, Wyoming). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 281mm or 11.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Maxilla toothed. Coronoid process of lower jaw higher than in †H. oregonensis. Intercornual concavity of mesethmoid prominent. |
| General Remarks | Lived in freshwater with gars (Lepisosteidae), bowfins (Amiidae), mooneyes (Hiodontidae), herrings (Clupeidae), suckers (Catostomidae) and ''primitive'' percoids. The climate was probably subtropical. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Middle Eocene (ca. 40 million years ago) deposits of the Green River Formation, Sweetwater County, southwest Wyoming, USA. Green River (Wyoming) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | As a fossil species it is best to allow long periods between feedings. User data. |
| Furniture | This is a fossil species, and it's best kept in a dry location away from abrasive materials and corrosive chemicals with the occasional dusting. |
| Breeding | Known only from the fossil record, no breeding information available or indeed useful for the aquarist. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Lundberg, J.G. & G. R. Case, 1970. A new catfish from the Eocene Green River Formation, Wyoming. Journal of Paleontology 44: 451-457. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.36.290.1147 | |
| Last Update | 2017 Dec 29 06:52 (species record created: 2003 Nov 10 00:00) |