| Archaephippus Temporal range: Early Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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| Specimen of A. asper | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Ephippidae |
| Genus: | †Archaephippus Blot, 1969 |
| Species: | †A. asper |
| Binomial name | |
| †Archaephippus asper (Volta, 1796) | |
Archaephippus is an extinct genus of prehistoric spadefish that lived from the early Eocene. It contains a single species, A. asper, known from Italy. Several exquisitely preserved fossils have been found from the Monte Bolca lagerstatten. Some juvenile specimens preserve the vertical striped coloration that they would have likely had in life.
See also
References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- Carnevale, G.; Bannikov, Alexandre F.; Marramà, G.; Tyler, James C.; Zorzin., R. (2014). "The Bolca Fossil-Lagerstätte: A window into the Eocene World. 5. The Pesciara- Monte Postale Fossil-Lagerstätte: 2. Fishes and other vertebrates. Excursion guide". Rendiconti della Società Paleontologica Italiana.
- Vinther, Jakob (2015). "A guide to the field of palaeo colour: Melanin and other pigments can fossilise: Reconstructing colour patterns from ancient organisms can give new insights to ecology and behaviour". BioEssays. 37 (6): 643–656. doi:10.1002/bies.201500018. ISSN 0265-9247.
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