Archaeomaene

Archaeomaene
Temporal range: Tithonian, ~
Life restoration
Fossil specimen of Archaeomaene tenuis (Woodward, 1895) from Talbragar, NSW, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Archaeomaenidae
Genus: Archaeomaene
Woodward, 1895
Species:
A. tenuis
Binomial name
Archaeomaene tenuis
Woodward, 1895
Synonyms
  • Archaeomaene robustus
  • Madariscus robustus

Archaeomaene is an extinct genus of freshwater ray-finned fish that lived in what is now Australia during the Late Jurassic (Tithonian age). It is a monotypic genus, containing only the species Archaeomaene tenuis, which is known from the Talbragar River beds of New South Wales.