Palaeobalistum goedeli
Appearance
Palaeobalistum goedeli Temporal range:
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Palaeobalistum goedeli from Lebanon. Cretaceous (abt. 95 Ma) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | †Pycnodontiformes |
Family: | †Pycnodontidae |
Genus: | †Palaeobalistum |
Species: | †P. goedeli
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Binomial name | |
†Palaeobalistum goedeli Heckel 1856
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Palaeobalistum goedeli is an extinct species of prehistoric ray-finned fish that 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Dino Hunter
- ^ a b Neal Robbins Paleobalistum goedeli
- ^ Fossilmall