Eomegophthalmus gen. nov.

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Type-species

Eomegophthalmus lithuaniensis sp. nov.

Diagnosis

Same as for Eomegophthalmus lithuaniensis sp. nov., due to monotypy of this genus.

Etymology

The genus name, a feminine Latinized Greek noun, combines eos (“dawn”) with Megophthalmus, the name of a related modern genus, and refers to the apparent position of the genus as the earliest known representative of its lineage.