Archaeomaene

Archaeomaene Temporal range: Tithonian, ~151 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Life restoration
Fossil specimen of Archaeomaene tenuis (Woodward, 1895) from Talbragar, NSW, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Family:	†Archaeomaenidae
Genus:	†Archaeomaene Woodward, 1895
Species:	†A. tenuis
Binomial name
†Archaeomaene tenuis Woodward, 1895
Synonyms[1]
Archaeomaene robustus Madariscus robustus

Archaeomaene is an extinct genus of freshwater ray-finned fish that lived in what is now Australia during the Late Jurassic (Tithonian age). It is a monotypic genus, containing only the species Archaeomaene tenuis, which is known from the Talbragar River beds of New South Wales.^[1]

References

1. Bean, L. B. (2021). "Revision of the Mesozoic freshwater fish clade Archaeomaenidae". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 45 (2): 217–259. doi:10.1080/03115518.2021.1937700. S2CID 237518065.

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