Archaeozeus

Archaeozeus is an extinct genus of marine ray-finned fish from the Ypresian epoch Fur Formation of Denmark. It contains a single species, A. skamolensis, and is the only member of the family Archaeozeidae.^[1][2][3] It is considered the most basal member of the order Zeiformes.^[4][5]

Archaeozeus Temporal range: Ypresian, 55.8–53.5 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Zeiformes
Family:	†Archaeozeidae Tyler & Santini, 2005
Genus:	†Archaeozeus Bonde & Tyler in Tyler et al., 2001
Species:	†A. skamolensis
Binomial name
†Archaeozeus skamolensis Bonde & Tyler in Tyler et al., 2001

See also

• Paleontology portal

• Protozeus – a genus of extinct fish from the same formation