Siganopygaeus is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish that lived during the Thanetian stage of the Paleocene epoch.[1] It has been placed in the acanthuriform family Siganidae.[2]
| Siganopygaeus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Siganidae |
| Genus: | †Siganopygaeus Daniltshenko, 1968 |
| Type species | |
| †Siganopigaeus rarus Danil'chenko 1968 | |
References
edit- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 5–560. ISBN 978-0-87710-450-6.
- ^ "†Siganopygaeus Daniltshenko 1968". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
