Eozanclus
Eozanclus Temporal range:
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Chordata
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Family: | Zanclidae
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Genus: | Eozanclus
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Species: | E. brevirostris
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Eozanclus brevirostris Blot & Voruz, 1975
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Eozanclus brevirostris is an extinct relative of the Moorish idol that lived during the late Ypresian epoch of the Eocene in what is now Monte Bolca, northern Italy.[1][2] It differs from its living relative by having a much shorter snout.
See also[]
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References[]
- ^ G. Carnevale, A. F. Bannikov, G. Marramá, J. C. Tyler, and R. Zorzin. 2014. The Pesciara-Monte Postale Fossil-Lagerstätte: 2. Fishes and other vertebrates. Rendiconti della Società Paleontologica Italiana 4:37-63.
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
Categories:
- Eocene fish
- Zanclidae
- Fossils of Italy
- Prehistoric perciform stubs
- Perciformes stubs