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Eozanclus

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Eozanclus
Temporal range: Lutetian[1]
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

Eozanclus brevirostris is an extinct relative of the Moorish Idol that lived from the Lutetian epoch of Monte Bolca.[1] It differs from its living relative by having a much shorter snout.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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