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Neomesturus

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Neomesturus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian to Turonian), 100–89 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pycnodontiformes
Family: Pycnodontidae
Genus: Neomesturus
Cooper & Martill , 2020

Neomesturus is a possible nurasaline pycnodont from the Late Cretaceous Kem Kem group[1] and Akrabou Formation[2] of Morocco.

References

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  1. ^ Cooper, Samuel L.A.; Martill, David M. (2020). "A diverse assemblage of pycnodont fishes (Actinopterygii, Pycnodontiformes) from the mid-Cretaceous, continental Kem Kem Group of south-east Morocco". Cretaceous Research. 112: 104456. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104456.
  2. ^ Cooper, Samuel L.A.; Martill, David M. (2020). "Pycnodont fishes (Actinopterygii, Pycnodontiformes) from the Upper Cretaceous (lower Turonian) Akrabou Formation of Asfla, Morocco". Cretaceous Research. 116: 104607. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104607. PMC 7442934.