Archaephippus
| Archaephippus Temporal range: | |
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| Specimen of A. asper | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Ephippidae |
| Genus: | †Archaephippus Blot, 1969 |
| Species: | †A. asper |
| Binomial name | |
| †Archaephippus asper (Volta, 1796) | |
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Archaephippus ("ancient Ephippus") 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]
It was originally described as Chaetodon asper Volta, 1796, which was given the new name Ephippus oblongus by Agassiz (1835).[5] When it was placed in its own genus, the original specific epithet was revived.
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References
[edit]- 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ↑ Carnevale, G.; Bannikov, Alexandre F.; Marramà, G.; Tyler, James C.; Zorzin., R. (2014). "The Bolca Fossil-Lagerstätte: A window into the Eocene World. 5. The Pesciara- Monte Postale Fossil-Lagerstätte: 2. Fishes and other vertebrates. Excursion guide". Rendiconti della Società Paleontologica Italiana. hdl:10088/25678.
- ↑ Vinther, Jakob (2015). "A guide to the field of palaeo colour: Melanin and other pigments can fossilise: Reconstructing colour patterns from ancient organisms can give new insights to ecology and behaviour". BioEssays. 37 (6): 643–656. doi:10.1002/bies.201500018. ISSN 0265-9247.
- ↑ Geology, British Museum (Natural History) Department of; Woodward, Arthur Smith (1901). Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History): Actinopterygian Teleostomi of the suborders Isospondyli (in part), Ostariophysi, Apodes, Percesoces, Hemibranchii, Acanthopterygii, and Anacanthini. order of the Trustees.
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