| Ardiodus Temporal range: Late Paleocene to Early Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Suborder: | Scombroidei |
| Genus: | †Ardiodus White, 1931 |
| Species: | †A. mariotti |
| Binomial name | |
| †Ardiodus mariotti White, 1931 | |
Ardiodus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine scombroid fish from the late Paleocene (Thanetian) to the early Eocene (Ypresian). It contains a single known species, A. mariotti from the London Clay formation of the United Kingdom and the Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco.
It is only known from its teeth, which show similarities to Gempylidae, Trichiuridae, Scomberomorini, and the extinct Eocoelopoma. Thus, it is likely to be a scombroid, although its exact placement is uncertain.
References
- "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Archived from the original on 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ Monsch, Kenneth A. (2004). "Revision of the scombroid fishes from the Cenozoic of England". Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 95 (3–4): 445–489. doi:10.1017/S0263593300001164. ISSN 1755-6929. Archived from the original on 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
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| Ardiodus | |
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