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:
- †E. colei Woodward, 1901 ex Agassiz, 1845 - early Eocene of England
- †E. curvatum Woodward, 1901 ex Owen, 1854 - early Eocene of England
- †E. gigas Casier, 1966 - early Eocene of England
- †E. portentosum Bannikov, 1985 - earliest Eocene of Turkmenistan