| Eosynanceja Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Synanceiinae |
| Genus: | † Eosynanceja Casier, 1946 |
| Species: | †E. brabantica |
| Binomial name | |
| †Eosynanceja brabantica Casier, 1946 | |
Eosynanceja ("dawn Synanceia ") is an extinct genus of prehistoric scorpionfish that lived during the Eocene. [1] It contains a single species, E. brabantica, known from the Early Eocene of Belgium. [2] [3]
It is the oldest known scorpaenoid—and one of the oldest definitive crown group perciforms—to be known from body fossils. [4] It is known from portions of the jaw, cheek, and vertebral column. [5]
