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Etringus
Etringus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine herring that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch. It contains a single species, E. scintillans, known from the Modelo and Puente Formations of the Los Angeles Basin in California, US. It is known from both articulated skeletons and isolated scales.
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Etringus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine herring that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch. It contains a single species, E. scintillans, known from the Modelo and Puente Formations of the Los Angeles Basin in California, US. It is known from both articulated skeletons and isolated scales.
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