Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Eosalmo

Actinopteri - Salmoniformes - Salmonidae

Taxonomy
Eosalmo was named by Wilson (1975) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Salmoninae by Wilson and Li (1999); and to Salmoniformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Eosalmo Wilson p. 15
1999Eosalmo Wilson and Li p. 283
2002Eosalmo Sepkoski

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
superorderProtacanthopterygii
orderSalmoniformesBleeker 1859
familySalmonidaeCuvier 1816
subfamilySalmoninaeCuvier 1816
genusEosalmoWilson 1975

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Eosalmo Wilson 1975
show all | hide all
Eosalmo driftwoodensis Wilson 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:40:35
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:40:35
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Aquitanian or 47.80000 to 20.44000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) E. driftwoodensis (32896)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Washington) E. sp. (189961)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Washington) E. driftwoodensis (210134)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Canada (Northwest Territories) E. sp. (21371)