Archaeomaene

Archaeomaene is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish that lived in what is now Australia during the Late Jurassic (Tithonian age). It is a monotypic genus, containing only the species Archaeomaene tenuis, which is known from the Talbragar River beds of New South Wales.[1]

Archaeomaene
Temporal range: Tithonian, ~
Life restoration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: †Archaeomaenidae
Genus: †Archaeomaene
Woodward, 1895
Species:
†A. tenuis
Binomial name
†Archaeomaene tenuis
Woodward, 1895
Synonyms[1]
  • Archaeomaene robustus
  • Madariscus robustus

References
  1. Bean, L. B. (2021). "Revision of the Mesozoic freshwater fish clade Archaeomaenidae". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 45 (2): 217–259. doi:10.1080/03115518.2021.1937700. S2CID 237518065.


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