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Eodiaphyodus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Elopiformes

Similar
  
Rhombodus, Enchodus, Globidens, Prognathodon, Otodus

Eodiaphyodus is a genus of Elopiformes fish that is classified in the suborder Albuloidea. It is related to the modern Tarpon. This fish lived in what is now Morocco during the Late Cretaceous Period. It crushed its food with bony plates found in the back of its throat.

Species

  • Eodiaphyodus granulosus
  • References

    Eodiaphyodus Wikipedia