Eugnathides
Extinct genus of fishes
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Eugnathides is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish that lived during the Late Jurassic epoch. It contains a single species, E. browni from the Oxfordian-aged Jagua Formation of Cuba.[1][2][3]
| Eugnathides Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Pachycormiformes |
| Genus: | †Eugnathides Gregory, 1923 |
| Species: | †E. browni |
| Binomial name | |
| †Eugnathides browni Gregory, 1923 | |
It is thought to most likely be a pachycormiform, although it is in need of taxonomic revision.[2]
