Belonostomus
| Belonostomus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
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| Belonostomus münsteri | |
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| Belonostomus crassirostris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aspidorhynchiformes |
| Family: | Aspidorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Belonostomus Agassiz, 1834 |
| Synonyms | |
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Diphyodus | |
Belonostomus (meaning "big long mouth") or Diphyodus (meaning "double tooth") is a genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that was described by Louis Agassiz in 1844. Fossils range from 99.6 million years ago (species unknown) to 66 million years ago (B. longirostris).
Belonostomus species include:
- Belonostomus acutus
- Belonostomus carinatus
- Belonostomus crassirostris
- Belonostomus indicus
- Belonostomus longirostris
- Belonostomus münsteri
- Belonostomus tenuirostris
References
- Belonostomus, Paleobiology Database
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