Ichthyotringa

Ichthyotringa
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Ichthyotringa damoni from Sahel Alma, Lebanon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepisauriformes
Regan, 1911
Genus: Ichthyotringa
Species: I. damoni
Binomial name
Ichthyotringa damoni
Synonyms

Rhinellus damoni

Fossil

Ichthyotringa damoni, synonym Rhinellus damoni, is an extinct species of alepisauriform fish from Cretaceous-aged marine strata of Lebanon. I. damoni is characterized by a slender, highly elongated beak that accounts for a third of the fish's length.

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