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Eoplatax
Extinct genus of fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eoplatax is an extinct genus of prehistoric spadefish that lived during the Lutetian of Monte Bolca.[1] They are closely allied to the extant genus, Platax, more commonly known as "batfish."
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Eoplatax | |
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Fossil in Vienna | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Moroniformes |
Family: | Ephippidae |
Genus: | †Eoplatax Blot, 1969 |
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The two genera are extremely similar in morphology, and coexisted sympatrically during the Eocene of Monte Bolca.