Ichthyotringa
| Ichthyotringa Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
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| 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 | |
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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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