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Drimys
Temporal range: Late Miocene
Comparison of D. defensor and Seriola sanctae-barbarae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Canellales
Family: Winteraceae
Genus: Drimys
Jordan, 1925
Species:
D. defensor
Binomial name
Drimys defensor
Jordan, 1925

Drimys defensor is an extinct species of barracudina from Late Miocene-aged marine strata of Southern California. It was closely related to species of the extinct genus Holosteus.

References

http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=35563&is_real_user=1