Sivulliusalmo
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| Sivulliusalmo Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | †Sivulliusalmo Murray, Brinkman, et al., 2025 |
| Type species | |
| Sivulliusalmo alaskensis Murray, Brinkman, et al., 2025 | |
Sivulliusalmo is an extinct genus of salmonid fish from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) of North America. It contains a single species, Sivulliusalmo alaskensis. Described in 2025, it is recognized as the oldest and most basal member of the salmonid family.