Biology:Archaeomaene

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Short description: Extinct genus of ray-finned fishes

Archaeomaene
Temporal range: Tithonian, ~151 Ma
Archaeomaene tenuis.jpg
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Archaeomaenidae
Genus: Archaeomaene
Woodward, 1895
Species:
A. tenuis
Binomial name
Archaeomaene tenuis
Woodward, 1895
Synonyms[1]
  • Archaeomaene robustus
  • Madariscus robustus

Archaeomaene is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish that lived in what is now Australia during the Late Jurassic (Tithonian age). It is a monotypic genus, containing only the species Archaeomaene tenuis, which is known from the Talbragar River beds of New South Wales.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bean, L. B. (2021). "Revision of the Mesozoic freshwater fish clade Archaeomaenidae". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology 45 (2): 217–259. doi:10.1080/03115518.2021.1937700. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353450210. 

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