Eodiaphyodus

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
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Elopiformes
Genus:	†Eodiaphyodus; Arambourg, 1952
Species:	†E. granulosus
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.