Eoalosa janvieri Marrama` and Carnevale 2018 (sunrise or dawn shad)

Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei

Full reference: G. Marrama` and G. Carnevale. 2018. Eoalosa janvieri gen. et sp. nov., a new clupeid fish (Teleostei, Clupeiformes) from the Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy. PalZ 92:107-120

Belongs to Eoalosa according to G. Marrama` and G. Carnevale 2018

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MNHN F.Bol475, a skeleton (articulated skeleton). Its type locality is Monte Bolca (Canossa collection), which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Italy.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca (Canossa collection)

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