Eophycis

Eophycis Temporal range: Early Oligocene [1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Restoration of E. jamnesis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Moridae
Genus:	† Eophycis Jerzmanska, 1968
Type species
Eophycis jamnensis Jerzmanska, 1968
Species
E. froidefontainensisPharisat, 1991 E. jamnensisJerzmańska, 1968 E. pshekhiensisRozenberg & Prokofiev, 2004

Eophycis ("dawn Phycis ") is an extinct genus of prehistoric morid gadiform fish that lived during the early Oligocene epoch in the Paratethys Sea, where it is known from both the eastern and western regions. It represents the oldest fossil record of the Moridae. ^{[1] [2]}

It contains three species: ^[2]

• E. froidefontainensisPharisat, 1991 - Early Oligocene of France (Froidefontaine Formation) ^[3]
• E. jamnensisJerzmańska, 1968 (type species) - Early Oligocene of Poland (Menilitic Formation) ^[4]
• E. pshekhiensisRozenberg & Prokofiev, 2004 - Early Oligocene of North Caucasus, Russia (Pshekha Formation)

Several articulated, well-preserved specimens of E. jamnensis are known from Poland. ^[2]

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

References

1. 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.
2. Přikryl, Tomáš (2015-11-01). "Skeletal anatomy of the early morid fish Eophycis (Gadiformes, Moridae) from an Oligocene deposit in Poland" . Comptes Rendus Palevol. 14 (8): 625–635. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2015.08.004. ISSN   1631-0683.
3. Pharisat, Andre; Micklich, Norbert (1998-01-01). "Oligocene fishes in the western Paratethys of the Rhine Valley Rift System" . Italian Journal of Zoology. 65. doi:10.1080/11250009809386808. ISSN   1125-0003.
4. Přikryl, Tomáš; Kania, Iwona; Krzemiński, Wiesław (2016-12-01). "Synopsis of fossil fish fauna from the Hermanowa locality (Rupelian; Central Paratethys; Poland): current state of knowledge" . Swiss Journal of Geosciences. 109 (3): 429–443. doi:10.1007/s00015-016-0216-5. ISSN   1661-8734.