Elopoides
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| Elopoides Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Elopiformes |
| Family: | Megalopidae |
| Genus: | †Elopoides Wenz, 1965 |
| Species: | †E. tomassoni |
| Binomial name | |
| †Elopoides tomassoni Wenz, 1965 | |
Elopoides (meaning "similar to Elops") is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish known from the Early Cretaceous of Europe.[1][2] It contains a single species, E. tomassoni, known from the late Albian of Aube, France. It is thought to be a stem-group megalopid, making it closely related to modern tarpons.[3][4][5]
It is known from a single, complete skull with a well-preserved endocast of the brain, allowing the morphology of the braincase to be compared with other, more basal ray-finned fish. Otoliths may also be preserved.[6][7]
