Elopoides

Elopoides
Temporal range: Late Albian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Elopiformes
Family: Megalopidae
Genus: †Elopoides
Wenz, 1965
Species:
†E. tomassoni
Binomial name
†Elopoides tomassoni
Wenz, 1965

Elopoides (meaning "similar to Elops") is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish known from the Early Cretaceous of Europe. It contains a single species, E. tomassoni, known from the late Albian of Aube, France. It is thought to be a stem-group megalopid, making it closely related to modern tarpons.

It is known from a single, complete skull with a well-preserved endocast of the brain, allowing the morphology of the braincase to be compared with other, more basal ray-finned fish. Otoliths may also be preserved.

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References

  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. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. ↑ Forey, Peter L. (1973). A Revision of the Elopiform Fishes, Fossil and Recent. British Museum (Natural History).
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  6. ↑ Giles, Sam; Rogers, Molly; Friedman, Matt (2018). "Bony labyrinth morphology in early neopterygian fishes (Actinopterygii: Neopterygii)". Journal of Morphology. 279 (4): 426–440. doi:10.1002/jmor.20551. ISSN 1097-4687. PMID 27165962.
  7. ↑ Schwarzhans, Werner; Beckett, Hermione T.; Schein, Jason D.; Friedman, Matt (2018). "Computed tomography scanning as a tool for linking the skeletal and otolith-based fossil records of teleost fishes". Palaeontology. 61 (4): 511–541. doi:10.1111/pala.12349. hdl:2027.42/144669. ISSN 1475-4983.