Hulettia
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Hulettia is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish found in the Morrison Formation
in the western United States
, measuring approximately three to four inches in length. Its body was covered in thick prominent scales.
Morrison Formation
The Morrison Formation is a distinctive sequence of Late Jurassic sedimentary rock that is found in the western United States, which has been the most fertile source of dinosaur fossils in North America. It is composed of mudstone, sandstone, siltstone and limestone and is light grey, greenish...
in the western United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, measuring approximately three to four inches in length. Its body was covered in thick prominent scales.
See also
- Prehistoric fishPrehistoric fishPrehistoric fish refers to early fish that are known only from fossil records. They are the earliest known vertebrates, and include the first and extinct fish that lived through the Cambrian to the Tertiary. The study of prehistoric fish is called paleoichthyology...
- Paleobiota of the Morrison FormationPaleobiota of the Morrison FormationThe Morrison Formation is a distinctive sequence of Late Jurassic sedimentary rock that is found in the western United States, which has a wide assortment of taxa represented in its fossil record, including dinosaur fossils in North America. It is composed of mudstone, sandstone, siltstone and...