Infraphylum Gnathostomata Scientific name Brychaetus muelleri Rank Genus | Subphylum Vertebrata Superclass Osteichthyes Family Osteoglossidae Phylum Chordata | |
Similar Phareodus, Asthenocormus, Anaethalion | ||
Brychaetus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony tongue known from the Late Cretaceous to the Paleocene. It contains a single species, Brychaetus muelleri Its fossils have been found in Europe, North America, and northern Africa. This freshwater fish had very long, blunt teeth.
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