Protautoga is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish, that lived in the Middle Miocene.[1] Fossils have been found in the Paraná Formation of Argentina and the Calvert Formation of Virginia, USA.[2]
| Protautoga Temporal range: Mid Miocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | †Protautoga Leidy 1873 |
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See also
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References
edit- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ Protautoga at Fossilworks.org
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