Belonostomus

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Kingdom Animalia Infraphylum Gnathostomata Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Aspidorhynchiformes		Subphylum Vertebrata Superclass Osteichthyes Family Aspidorhynchidae Rank Genus

Similar Aspidorhynchiformes, Aspidorhynchus, Vinctifer, Pycnodontiformes, Thrissops

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 Belonostomus Needle Fish Fossil

Belonostomus species include:

Belonostomus acutus

Belonostomus carinatus

Belonostomus crassirostris

Belonostomus indicus

Belonostomus longirostris

Belonostomus münsteri

Belonostomus tenuirostris

Belonostomus Belonostomus kochii JMEETT128 from Ettling Figure 13 of 20

Belonostomus Short Guide To Solnhofen Fishes Member Collections The Fossil Forum

References

Belonostomus Wikipedia

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