Eosynanceja

Eosynanceja
Temporal range: Lower Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes
Family: Synanceiidae
Genus: †Eosynanceja
Casier, 1946
Species:
†E. brabantica
Binomial name
†Eosynanceja brabantica
Casier, 1946

Eosynanceja ("dawn Synanceia") is an extinct genus of prehistoric scorpionfish that lived during the Eocene. It contains a single species, E. brabantica, known from the Early Eocene of Belgium.

It is the oldest known scorpaenoid—and one of the oldest definitive crown group perciforms—to be known from body fossils. It is known from portions of the jaw, cheek, and vertebral column.

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References

  1. 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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  3. ↑ "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
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