Topic summary
Eolates
Eolates ("dawn Lates") is an extinct genus of prehistoric lates perch from the Paleogene of Europe. It contains three species, two marine and one freshwater, known from the early-middle Eocene and Late Oligocene.
The following species are known:
- E. aquensis(Gaudant, 1977) - Late Oligocene of France () (=Lates aquensisGaudant, 1977)
- E. gracilis(Agassiz, 1833) (type species) - Early Eocene of Italy (Monte Bolca) (=Lates gracilisAgassiz, 1833)
- E. macrurus(Agassiz, 1833) - Middle Eocene (Lutetian) of France (Lutetian limestone) (=Lates macrurusAgassiz, 1833)
The single late-surviving freshwater species, E. aquensis, may be distinct enough to belong to its own genus.