Eothynnus See also References Navigation menu"A compendium of fossil marine animal genera"the...
Eocene fishCarangidaeEocene fish of EuropePrehistoric perciform stubs jackfishEoceneIsle of SheppeyLondon Claytunamackerel Eothynnus Temporal range: Ypresian [1] PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclass: Osteichthyes Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Suborder: Percoidei Superfamily: Percoidea Family: Carangidae Genus: Eothynnus Species: E. salmonens Binomial name Eothynnus salmonens Eothynnus salmonens is an extinct species of prehistoric jackfish that lived during the lower Eocene of what is now the Isle of Sheppey (as a part of the London Clay Lagerstatten. [1] It is known exclusively from some preserved skulls. It was originally thought to be a tuna or mackerel, hence the generic name translating as "dawn" or "Eocene tuna....