Eozanclus Temporal range: Lutetian |
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Artist's reconstruction | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Zanclidae |
Genus: | Eozanclus |
Species: | E. brevirostris |
Binomial name | |
Eozanclus brevirostris |
Eozanclus brevirostris is an extinct relative of the Moorish Idol that lived from the Lutetian epoch of Monte Bolca. It differs from its living relative by having a much shorter snout.