''Archaeomaene'' is an
extinct
Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...
genus of
ray-finned fish that lived in what is now
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
during the
Late Jurassic (
Tithonian
In the geological timescale, the Tithonian is the latest age of the Late Jurassic Epoch and the uppermost stage of the Upper Jurassic Series. It spans the time between 152.1 ± 4 Ma and 145.0 ± 4 Ma (million years ago). It is preceded by the K ...
age). It is a
monotypic genus, containing only the species ''Archaeomaene tenuis'', which is known from the
Talbragar River beds of
New South Wales.
References
dinohunters
Prehistoric teleostei
Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera
Tithonian genera
Late Jurassic bony fish
Jurassic Australia
Mesozoic fish of Australia
Fossil taxa described in 1895
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