Eozanclus

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.

Eozanclus
Temporal range: late Ypresian
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Artist's reconstruction
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Zanclidae
Genus:
Eozanclus
Species:
E. brevirostris
Binomial name
Eozanclus brevirostris
Blot and Voruz, 1975

See also
  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.


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