Archaeozeus

Archaeozeus is an extinct genus of marine ray-finned fish from the Ypresian epoch Fur Formation of Denmark. It contains a single species, A. skamolensis, and is the only member of the family Archaeozeidae.[1][2][3] It is considered the most basal member of the order Zeiformes.[4][5]

Archaeozeus
Temporal range: Ypresian,
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Zeiformes
Family: Archaeozeidae
Tyler & Santini, 2005
Genus: Archaeozeus
Bonde & Tyler in Tyler et al., 2001
Species:
A. skamolensis
Binomial name
Archaeozeus skamolensis
Bonde & Tyler in Tyler et al., 2001

See also

  • Protozeus – a genus of extinct fish from the same formation

References

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