| Eobuglossus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Soleidae |
| Genus: | †Eobuglossus Chabanaud, 1931 |
| Species: | †E. eocenicus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Eobuglossus eocenicus (Woodward, 1910) | |
| Synonyms | |
Eobuglossus (dawnBuglossus, referencing a synonym for thecommon sole) is an extinct genus of marine flatfish that lived during theEocene.[1][2] It contains a single known species,E. eocenicus, known from the lateLutetian-agedMokattam Formation of Egypt, with its fossils recovered from the historically importantTura quarry.[3][4]
It was initially described in the genusSolea before being moved to its own genus. Although it was placed in its own family (Eobuglossidae) when being reclassified,[5] more recent taxonomic studies have confirmed it to be atrue sole. AlongsideTurahbuglossus from the same locality, it is one of the oldest true soles known from body fossils.[3][6]
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