Phareodus

Phareodus
Phareodus testis fossil, at the Buffalo Museum of Science
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Infraphylum:	Gnathostomata
Superclass:	Osteichthyes
Class:	Actinopterygii
Family:	Osteoglossidae
Genus:	Phareodus Leidy, 1873
Synonyms
Dapedoglossus

Dapedoglossus

Phareodus is a genus of freshwater fish from the Eocene to the Oligocene of Australia, Europe and North America.

This genus includes at least four species,P. testis (Leidy, 1873) and P. encaustus of North America, P. muelleri of Europe, and P. queenslandicus of Australia. Representatives have been found from the middle Eocene to the Oligocene of Australia, Europe and North America, including the Green River Formation in Wyoming, United States.

P. testis was a freshwater fish with an oval outline, a small head, and a slightly pointed snout. Its dorsal and anal fins were situated posteriorly, with the anal fin being larger. Its caudal fin was slightly forked. It had small pelvic fins but long, narrow pectoral fins.

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