Siganopygaeus

Siganopygaeus; Temporal range: Thanetian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Siganidae
Genus:	† Siganopygaeus ; Daniltshenko, 1968
Type species
	†Siganopigaeus rarusDanil'chenko 1968;

Last updated December 28, 2025

Siganopygaeus is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish that lived during the Thanetian stage of the Paleocene epoch.^[1] It has been placed in the acanthuriform family Siganidae.^[2]

References

1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 5–560. ISBN 978-0-87710-450-6.
↑ "†Siganopygaeus Daniltshenko 1968". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

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[Sepkoski_2002-1] 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 5–560. ISBN 978-0-87710-450-6.

[fossilworks-2] "†Siganopygaeus Daniltshenko 1968". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

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