''Eophycis'' ("dawn ''
Phycis''") is an extinct genus of prehistoric
morid gadiform fish that lived during the early
Oligocene
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epoch in the
Paratethys Sea, where it is known from both the eastern and western regions. It represents the oldest fossil record of the Moridae.
It contains three species:
* ''E. froidefontainensis''
Pharisat, 1991 -
Early Oligocene
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of France (
Froidefontaine Formation)
* ''E. jamnensis''
Jerzmańska, 1968 (
type species
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) - Early Oligocene of Poland (
Menilitic Formation)
* ''E. pshekhiensis''
Rozenberg & Prokofiev, 2004 - Early Oligocene of
North Caucasus
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, Russia (
Pshekha Formation)
Several articulated, well-preserved specimens of ''E. jamnensis'' are known from Poland.
See also
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Prehistoric fish
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List of prehistoric bony fish
This list of prehistoric bony fish is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all Genus, genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be bony fish (class Osteichthyes), excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includ ...
References
Moridae
Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera
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Oligocene fish of Europe
Rupelian genera
Fossils of Poland
Fossils of France
Fossils of Russia
Fossil taxa described in 1968