Archaeozeus
Extinct genus of fishes
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Archaeozeus is an extinct genus of marine ray-finned fish from the Ypresian epoch Fur Formation of Denmark. It contains a single species, A. skamolensis, and is the only member of the family Archaeozeidae.[1][2][3] It is considered the most basal member of the order Zeiformes.[4][5]
| Archaeozeus Temporal range: Ypresian, | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Zeiformes |
| Family: | †Archaeozeidae Tyler & Santini, 2005 |
| Genus: | †Archaeozeus Bonde & Tyler in Tyler et al., 2001 |
| Species: | †A. skamolensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Archaeozeus skamolensis Bonde & Tyler in Tyler et al., 2001 | |
See also
- Protozeus – a genus of extinct fish from the same formation
