Palaeobalistum goedeli
| Palaeobalistum goedeli Temporal range: Cretaceous | |
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| Palaeobalistum goedeli from Lebanon. Cretaceous (abt. 95 Ma) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pycnodontiformes |
| Family: | Pycnodontidae |
| Genus: | Palaeobalistum |
| Species: | †P. goedeli |
| Binomial name | |
| †Palaeobalistum goedeli Heckel 1856 | |
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Palaeobalistum goedeli is an extinct species of prehistoric bony fish lived during the Cretaceous period.
Fossils of this species have been found in Lebanon in the sediments of the Cenomanian Age (99.6 - 93.5 million years ago).[2]
Description
Palaeobalistum goedeli can reach a length of about 220 millimetres (8.7 in) and a height of about 200 millimetres (7.9 in). Body is laterally compressed with an almost circular outline and a large snout. Teeth are columnar and thick, indicating a durophagous existence, breaking shells and crustaceans.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Dino Hunter
- 1 2 Neal Robbins Paleobalistum goedeli
- ↑ Fossilmall
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