Eoprotelops

Eoprotelops ("dawn Protelops") is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish, most likely a basal elopiform, from the Late Jurassic. It contains a single species, E. vireti, from the Kimmeridgian-aged paleontological site of Cerin, France.^[1][2][3][4]

Eoprotelops Temporal range: Kimmeridgian, 153 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Elopiformes
Family:	†Protelopidae
Genus:	†Eoprotelops Saint-Seine, 1949
Species:	†E. vireti
Binomial name
†Eoprotelops vireti Saint-Seine, 1949

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish