Siamamia
| Siamamia naga | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Clade: | Halecomorphi |
| Order: | Amiiformes |
| Family: | Amiidae |
| Genus: | †Siamamia Cavin et al., 2007 |
| Species: | †S. naga |
| Binomial name | |
| †Siamamia naga Cavin et al., 2007 | |
Siamamia is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish in the family Amiidae.[1] They are halecomorph fishes endemic to Early Cretaceous freshwater environments from north-eastern Thailand.
Siamamia fossils have been found in Sao Khua Formation, present-day in Phu Phok, Sakhon Nakhon Province, Thailand.[2]
Etymology
- Siam (former name of Thailand), referring to location.
- Amia (Greek).
- Naga mythological creature in Mekong River
References
- ^ Deesri, U.; Naksri, W.; Jintasakul, P.; Noda, Y.; Yukawa, H.; Hossny, T.E.; Cavin, L. A New Sinamiin Fish (Actinopterygii) from the Early Cretaceous of Thailand: Implications on the Evolutionary History of the Amiid Lineage. Diversity 2023, 15, 491. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15040491
- ^ Cavin, Lionel, et al. “The First Sinamiid Fish (Holostei, Halecomorpha) from Southeast Asia (Early Cretaceous of Thailand).” Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, vol. 27, no. 4, 2007, pp. 827–37. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/30117452. Accessed 28 Mar. 2023.
