Eoscomber senegalicus

Taxonavigation: Scombriformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Pelagiaria
Ordo: Scombriformes

Familia: Scombridae
Subfamilia: Scombrinae
Genus: †Eoscomber
Species: †Eoscomber senegalicus

Name

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Eoscomber senegalicus Claeson et al., 2015

  • Holotype: .

Type locality: Lower Eocene from the Thies Formation in the region of Bargny near the Cap-Vert peninsula, Senegal.

Etymology: .

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References

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  • Claeson, K. M., Sarr, R., Hill, R. V., Sow, E. H., Malou, R. & O'Leary, M. A., 2015: New fossil scombrid (Pelagia: Scombridae) fishes preserved as predator and prey from the Eocene of Senegal. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 164 (1): 133–147. DOI: 10.1635/053.164.0111