Eosynanceja

Eosynanceja ("dawn Synanceia") is an extinct genus of prehistoric scorpionfish that lived during the Eocene.^[1] It contains a single species, E. brabantica, known from the Early Eocene of Belgium.^[2][3]

Eosynanceja Temporal range: Lower Eocene[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Synanceiidae
Genus:	†Eosynanceja Casier, 1946
Species:	†E. brabantica
Binomial name
†Eosynanceja brabantica Casier, 1946

It is the oldest known scorpaenoid—and one of the oldest definitive crown group perciforms—to be known from body fossils.^[4] It is known from portions of the jaw, cheek, and vertebral column.^[5]

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish