Palaeobalistum goedeli
Extinct species of fish
| Palaeobalistum goedeli Temporal range: Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Palaeobalistum goedeli from Lebanon. Cretaceous (abt. 95 Ma) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| 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 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
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
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