Eothynnus
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| Genus: | Eothynnus
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| Species: | E. salmonens
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Eothynnus salmonens is an extinct species of prehistoric jackfish that lived during the lower Eocene of what is now the Isle of Sheppey (as a part of the London Clay Lagerstatten.[1] It is known exclusively from some preserved skulls.
It was originally thought to be a tuna or mackerel, hence the generic name translating as "dawn" or "Eocene tuna." Later, it was reappraised to be a jackfish, related to Teratichthys and Eastmanalepes (syn. "Caranx primaevus").
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References
- ^ a b 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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