Eoplatax ("dawn Platax") is an extinct genus of prehistoric spadefish that lived during the Early Eocene. It contains a single species, E. papilio (=E. subvespertilio (de Blainville, 1818)), from the Ypresian-aged Monte Bolca site of Italy.[1] As its name suggests are closely allied to the extant genus, Platax, more commonly known as "batfish."[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Ephippidae |
| Genus: | †Eoplatax Blot, 1969 |
| Species: | †E. papilio
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| †Eoplatax papilio (Volta, 1796)
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It was initially described as Chaetodon papilio by Volta (1796) before being moved to Platax by Agassiz (1835). Due to its differences from Platax, it was moved to its own genus, Eoplatax, in 1969.[3]
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.
- ^ Carnevale, G.; Bannikov, Alexandre F.; Marramà, G.; Tyler, James C.; Zorzin., R. (2014). "The Bolca Fossil-Lagerstätte: A window into the Eocene World. 5. The Pesciara- Monte Postale Fossil-Lagerstätte: 2. Fishes and other vertebrates. Excursion guide" (PDF). Rendiconti della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 4 (1): i–xxvii. hdl:10088/25678.
- ^ Geology, British Museum (Natural History) Department of; Woodward, Arthur Smith (1901). Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History): Actinopterygian Teleostomi of the suborders Isospondyli (in part), Ostariophysi, Apodes, Percesoces, Hemibranchii, Acanthopterygii, and Anacanthini. order of the Trustees.
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