Palaeobalistum
Palaeobalistum | |
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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 Blainville, 1818 [1] |
Species | |
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Palaeobalistum is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish which ranged from the Cretaceous to Eocene periods.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The Latin genus name derives from a Greek word meaning "thick tooth".[3]
Species
[edit]The following species have been described:[4]
- Palaeobalistum dossantosi Maury, 1930
- Palaeobalistum flavellatum Cope, 1886
- Palaeobalistum geiseri Thurmond, 1974
- Palaeobalistum goedeli Heckel, 1856[5]
- Palaeobalistum gutturosum Arambourg, 1954
- Palaeobalistum libanicum Kramberger, 1895
- Palaeobalistum orbiculatum Blainville, 1818
- Palaeobalistum ponsortii Heckel, 1854
- Palaeobalistum rectidens Thurmond, 1974
- Palaeobalistum zignoi Blot, 1987
Distribution
[edit]Fossils of Palaeobalistum have been found in:[6]
- Cretaceous
- Gramame Formation, Brazil
- Greenhorn Limestone, Colorado
- Antlers Formation, Oklahoma
- Glen Rose, Paluxy and Walnut Formations, Texas
- Haqel Limestone, Lebanon[5]
- Eocene
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Online Sepkoski Database
- ^ Fossilmall
- ^ Global Name Index
- ^ a b Neal Robbins Paleobalistum goedeli
- ^ Palaeobalistum at Fossilworks.org