Biology:Archaephippus
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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
| Archaephippus | |
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| Specimen of A. asper | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Moroniformes |
| Family: | Ephippidae |
| Genus: | †Archaephippus Blot, 1969 |
Archaephippus is an extinct genus of prehistoric spadefish that lived from the early to middle Eocene.[1] Several exquisitely preserved fossils have been found from the Monte Bolca lagerstatten.
See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723131237/http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
Wikidata ☰ Q4785534 entry
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