Bananogmius
Encyclopedia
Bananogmius is an extinct genus
of bony fish that lived in what is today Kansas
during the Late Cretaceous
. It lived in the Western Interior Seaway
, which split North America
in two during the Late Cretaceous
.
, that species is not considered to be a member of the genus Bananogmius, and is currently in the genus Pentanogmius.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of bony fish that lived in what is today Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
during the Late Cretaceous
Late Cretaceous
The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series...
. It lived in the Western Interior Seaway
Western Interior Seaway
The Western Interior Seaway, also called the Cretaceous Seaway, the Niobraran Sea, and the North American Inland Sea, was a huge inland sea that split the continent of North America into two halves, Laramidia and Appalachia, during most of the mid- and late-Cretaceous Period...
, which split North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
in two during the Late Cretaceous
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the...
.
In popular culture
Although Bananogmius evolutus was depicted in Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric AdventureSea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure is a film by National Geographic which is set in the Earth's prehistoric past. The film features state-of-the-art three dimensional photographic and computer generated characters/animals. The setting alternates between prehistory and modern day times in which...
, that species is not considered to be a member of the genus Bananogmius, and is currently in the genus Pentanogmius.