Eothynnus salmonens is an extinct species of prehistoric jackfish that lived during the lower Eocene of what is now the Isle of Sheppey (as a part of the London Clay Lagerstatten.[1] It is known exclusively from some preserved skulls.

Eothynnus
Temporal range: Ypresian[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Eothynnus
Woodward, 1901
Species:
E. salmonens
Binomial name
Eothynnus salmonens
Woodward, 1901

It was originally thought to be a tuna or mackerel, hence the generic name translating as "dawn" or "Eocene tuna." Later, it was reappraised to be a jackfish, related to Teratichthys and Eastmanalepes (syn. "Caranx primaevus").

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  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.