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Archaephippus
Extinct genus of fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Archaephippus is an extinct genus of prehistoric spadefish that lived from the early Eocene.[1] It contains a single species, A. asper, known from Italy.[2] Several exquisitely preserved fossils have been found from the Monte Bolca lagerstatten.[3] Some juvenile specimens preserve the vertical striped coloration that they would have likely had in life.[4]
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Archaephippus | |
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Specimen of A. asper | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Moroniformes |
Family: | Ephippidae |
Genus: | †Archaephippus Blot, 1969 |
Species: | †A. asper |
Binomial name | |
†Archaephippus asper (Volta, 1796) | |
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