Eozanclus

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

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.

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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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