Eoeugnathus

Extinct genus of fishes

Eoeugnathus
Temporal range: Anisian-Ladinian
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Fossil Eoeugnathus megalepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Family:
Panxianichthyidae
Genus:
Eoeugnathus

Brough 1939
Binomial name
Eoeugnathus megalepis
Brough 1939

Eoeugnathus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish belonging to the Halecomorphi.[1] Eoeugnathus existed during the Middle Triassic in what is now Italy, Spain, and Switzerland.[2] The type species is Eoeugnathus megalepis (monotypy).

See also

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References

  1. ^ The Paleobiology Database Eoeugnathus entry
  2. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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Halecomorphi
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Taxon identifiers
Eoeugnathus


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