Biology:Eoplatax
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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Moroniformes |
| Family: | Ephippidae |
| Genus: | †Eoplatax Blot, 1969 |
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Eoplatax is an extinct genus of prehistoric spadefish that lived during the Lutetian of Monte Bolca.[1] They are closely allied to the extant genus, Platax, more commonly known as "batfish."
The two genera are extremely similar in morphology, and coexisted sympatrically during the Eocene of Monte Bolca.
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 ☰ Q5381845 entry
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