Astroscopus countermani
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| Astroscopus countermani Temporal range: Tortonian
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachiniformes |
| Family: | Uranoscopidae |
| Genus: | Astroscopus |
| Species: | †A. countermani
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| †Astroscopus countermani Carnevale, Godfrey & Pietsch, 2011
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Astroscopus countermani is an extinct species of stargazer described from a cranium found in Tortonian deposits of the Calvert Cliffs of what is now Maryland.[1] A. countermani is very similar to its living relatives.
References
- ^ Carnevale; Godfrey; Pietsch (2011). "Stargazer (Teleostei, Uranoscopidae) Cranial Remains from the Miocene Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, U.S.A. (St. Marys Formation, Chesapeake Group)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (6): 1200–1209. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.606856.
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