Elops eutawanus
Elops eutawanus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Elopiformes |
Family: | Elopidae |
Genus: | Elops |
Species: | †E. eutawanus
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Binomial name | |
†Elops eutawanus Schwarzhans et. al., 2018
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Elops eutawanus is an extinct species of Elops that lived during the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous epoch.
Distribution
Elops eutawanus fossils are known from the Eutaw Formation of Alabama.[1]
References
- ^ SCHWARZHANS, WERNER W.; HUDDLESTON, RICHARD W.; TAKEUCHI, GARY T. (22 January 2018). "A LATE SANTONIAN FISH-FAUNA FROM THE EUTAW FORMATION OF ALABAMA RECONSTRUCTED FROM OTOLITHS". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia (Research In Paleontology and Stratigraphy). V. 124: N. 1 (2018). doi:10.13130/2039-4942/9624. Retrieved 23 February 2025.