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Eodiaphyodus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Campanian–Maastrichtian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Tooth plate of E. granulosus from Morocco
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Elopiformes
Suborder:	Albuloidea
Genus:	†Eodiaphyodus Arambourg, 1952
Binomial name
†Eodiaphyodus granulosus Arambourg, 1952

Eodiaphyodus is a genus of Elopiform fish that is classified in the suborder Albuloidea. It is known from Late Cretaceous sediments across Africa,^[1] and it crushed its food with bony plates found in the back of its throat. The type species is E. granulosus and it was named and described in 1952.^[2]

The oldest known specimens of Eodiaphyodus were found in Campanian rocks in Angola and Nigeria,^[2] and it is believed that the genus originated in this part of Africa before dispersing northwards (via the Atlantic coast of West Africa or via the trans-Saharan seaway) to reach northwestern Africa by the Maastrichtian.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Vullo, Romain; Courville, Philippe (2014). "Fish remains (Elasmobranchii, Actinopterygii) from the Late Cretaceous of the Benue Trough, Nigeria". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 97: 194–206. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2014.04.016. ISSN 1464-343X.
^ ^a ^b Arambourg, C., (1952). Les vertébrés fossiles des gisements de phosphates (Maroc – Algérie – Tunisie). Notes et Mémoires du Service géologique du Maroc 92, 1– 805 372.

Elopomorph genera

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Subclass: Neopterygii
Infraclass: Teleostei

Actinopterygii

- see Actinopterygii

Neopterygii

- see Neopterygii

Teleostei

see Teleostei
Elopomorpha	see below↓

Elopomorpha

Elopiformes

†Anaethalion †Aulothrissus †Daitingichthys †Davichthys †Echinelops †Eichstaettia †Elopsomolos †Eoprotelops †Epaelops †Flindersichthys †Ichthyemidion †Leptoelops †Naiathaelon †Protelops
†Phyllodontidae	Egertonia Eodiaphyodus Paralbula Phyllodus Pseudoegertonia
Elopidae	†Ctenodentelops Elops †Kipalelops †Lyrolepis †Protoelops
Megalopidae	†Arratiaelops †Brouweria †Elopoides Megalops †Paratarpon †Promegalops †Protarpon †Sedenhorstia

Albuliformes

†Baugeichthys †Brannerion †Bullichthys †Euroka †Farinichthys †Holcolepis †Lebonichthys †Marathonichthys †Osmeroides †Palealbula †Paraelops †Protalbula †Stewartichthys
Albulidae	Albula †Casierius †Deltaichthys †Elopothrissus †Hajulia †Istieus †Italoalbula Nemoossis †Nunaneichthys †Phosphonatator †Pteralbula Pterothrissus

Notacanthiformes

Notacanthidae	Lipogenys Notacanthus Polyacanthonotus
Halosauridae	Aldrovandia †Echidnocephalus Halosauropsis Halosaurus †Laytonia

Anguilliformes

- see Eels

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