Pristisomus

Pristisomus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Anisian age (Middle Triassic epoch) in what is now New South Wales, Australia. Fossils are derived from the Sydney sandstone.

Etymology
Pristisomus comes from the Latin 'pristis' meaning 'sea monster' or 'shark' and the Greek 'soma' meaning 'body'.

Synonymy

 * Pristisomus merlei Priem, 1924 → Australosomus merlei (Priem, 1924)