Eothynnus

Eothynnus Temporal range: Ypresian [1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Carangoidei
Family:	Carangidae
Genus:	† Eothynnus Woodward, 1901
Species:	†E. salmoneus
Binomial name
†Eothynnus salmoneus Woodward, 1901

Eothynnus is an extinct species of prehistoric jackfish that lived during the lower Eocene of Europe. It contains a single species, E. salmoneus from what is now the Isle of Sheppey (as a part of the London Clay Lagerstatten) in England. ^{[1] [2]} It is known exclusively from some preserved skulls. ^[3]

It was originally thought to be a tuna or mackerel, hence the generic name translating as "dawn" or "Eocene tuna." ^[2] Later, it was reappraised to be a jackfish, related to Teratichthys and Eastmanalepes (syn. " Caranx primaevus"). ^{[4] [5]}

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. Geology, British Museum (Natural History) Department of; Woodward, Arthur Smith (1901). Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History): Actinopterygian Teleostomi of the suborders Isospondyli (in part), Ostariophysi, Apodes, Percesoces, Hemibranchii, Acanthopterygii, and Anacanthini. order of the Trustees.
3. "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
4. Monsch, Kenneth A. (2004). "Revision of the scombroid fishes from the Cenozoic of England". Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 95 (3–4): 445–489. doi:10.1017/S0263593300001164. ISSN   1755-6929.
5. Bannikov, A. F. (1987). "On the taxonomy, composition and origin of the family Carangidae". Journal of Ichthyology. 27 (1): 1–8.