Eodiodon ("dawn Diodon") is an extinct genus of porcupinefish that lived during the Eocene. It contains a single species, E. bauzai from the Bartonian of Belgium, known from fossilized tooth plates. Its status as a distinct genus has been disputed, as it has been suggested that the unique features of its tooth plates may simply originate from dental wear, but more recent studies have affirmed their morphological distinctiveness.[2][1][3] It has also been suggested to belong to its own family, Eodiodontidae, but more recent studies have retained it in the Diodontidae.[3][4]
| Eodiodon Temporal range: Late Eocene,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Diodontidae |
| Genus: | †Eodiodon Casier, 1952 |
| Species: | †E. bauzai
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| †Eodiodon bauzai Casier, 1952
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See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ Casier, E. (1952). "Deux diodontidés Éocènes nouveaux: Progymnodon batalleri nov. sp., du Bartonien de Catalogne, et Eodiodon bauzai nov. gen., nov. sp., du Bartonien de Belgique". Inst R Sci Nat Bel Bull. 28 (4): 1–14.
- ^ a b Trif, Nicolae; Arghiuș, Viorel; Seitz, Jason C.; Codrea, Vlad A.; Bălc, Ramona; Bindiu-Haitonic, Raluca (2022-09-02). "Integrated palaeontological investigation of a new mid-late Bartonian fish fauna from Călata area, Transylvanian Basin, Romania". Historical Biology. 34. doi:10.1080/08912963.2021.1980879. ISSN 0891-2963.
- ^ Dica, Emanuel (2012-03-07). "A review of the Eocene Diodontids and Labrids from Transylvania". Studia UBB Geologia. 47 (2): 37–46. doi:10.5038/1937-8602.47.2.5. ISSN 1221-0803.
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