Eocoelopoma


Eocoelopoma is an extinct genus of prehistoric scombrid fish, related to mackerels and tunas, known from the Eocene of Eurasia. It contains several species known from the Early Eocene of England and Turkmenistan.
The genus name originates from Coelopoma, coined as a nomen nudum by Agassiz. Two species in the genus were also named by Agassiz as nomina nuda, until they were given by Woodward.
The following species are known:
The former species E. hopwoodi has been reassigned to its own genus, Micrornatus.