Acanthonemus
| Acanthonemus Temporal range: Early- Middle Eocene[1] | |
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| Fossil of Acanthonemus filamentosus | |
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| Illustration from Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle. Atlas (1849) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scombridae[2] |
| Genus: | Acanthonemus |
Acanthonemus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived from the early to middle Eocene.[1]
Species
- Acanthonemus filamentosus Agassiz 1835
See also
References
- 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ↑ "Acanthonemus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
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