Elops eutawanus
Appearance
| Elops eutawanus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Elopiformes |
| Family: | Elopidae |
| Genus: | Elops |
| Species: | †E. eutawanus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Elops eutawanus Schwarzhans et al., 2018 | |
Elops eutawanus is an extinct species of Elops that lived during the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous epoch.
Distribution
[edit]Elops eutawanus fossils are known from the Eutaw Formation of Alabama.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ SCHWARZHANS, WERNER W.; HUDDLESTON, RICHARD W.; TAKEUCHI, GARY T. (22 January 2018). "A LATE SANTONIAN FISH-FAUNA FROM THE EUTAW FORMATION OF ALABAMA RECONSTRUCTED FROM OTOLITHS". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia (Research In Paleontology and Stratigraphy). V. 124: N. 1 (2018). doi:10.13130/2039-4942/9624. Retrieved 23 February 2025.