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Elops eutawanus

Elops eutawanus is an extinct species of Elops that lived during the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous epoch.

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Elops eutawanus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Elopiformes
Family: Elopidae
Genus: Elops
Species:
E. eutawanus
Binomial name
Elops eutawanus
Schwarzhans et. al., 2018

Elops eutawanus is an extinct species of Elops that lived during the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous epoch.

Distribution

Elops eutawanus fossils are known from the Eutaw Formation of Alabama.1

References

References

  1. SCHWARZHANS, WERNER W.; HUDDLESTON, RICHARD W.; TAKEUCHI, GARY T. (22 January 2018). "A LATE SANTONIAN FISH-FAUNA FROM THE EUTAW FORMATION OF ALABAMA RECONSTRUCTED FROM OTOLITHS". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia (Research In Paleontology and Stratigraphy). V. 124: N. 1 (2018). doi:10.13130/2039-4942/9624. Retrieved 23 February 2025.