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Ardiodus

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Ardiodus
Temporal range: Late Paleocene to Early Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Suborder: Scombroidei
Genus: Ardiodus
White, 1931
Species:
A. mariotti
Binomial name
Ardiodus mariotti
White, 1931

Ardiodus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine scombroid fish from the late Paleocene (Thanetian) to the early Eocene (Ypresian). It contains a single known species, A. mariotti from the London Clay formation of the United Kingdom and the Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco.[1][2]

It is only known from its teeth, which show similarities to Gempylidae, Trichiuridae, Scomberomorini, and the extinct Eocoelopoma. Thus, it is likely to be a scombroid, although its exact placement is uncertain.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Archived from the original on 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  2. ^ a b Monsch, Kenneth A. (2004). "Revision of the scombroid fishes from the Cenozoic of England". Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 95 (3–4): 445–489. doi:10.1017/S0263593300001164. ISSN 1755-6929. Archived from the original on 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-03-01.