Elops eutawanus

Elops eutawanus
Temporal range: Santonian
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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

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

References

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  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.