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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Order
  
Ichthyodectiformes

Scientific name
  
Ichthyodectes ctenodon

Phylum
  
Chordata

Superorder
  
Osteoglossomorpha

Family
  
Ichthyodectidae

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Ichthyodectidae, Gillicus, Saurodon, Pachyrhizodus, Cimolichthys

Ichthyodectes ctenodon triebold paleontology


Ichthyodectes ctenodon ("Fish Biter (with) Comb Teeth") was a 4-metre long ichthyodectid. It lived in the Western Interior Seaway of North America during the late Cretaceous. It was closely related to the 4 to 6 metre long Xiphactinus audax, and the 2-metre long Gillicus arcuatus, and like other ichthyodectids, I. ctenodon is presumed to have been a swift predator of smaller fish. As its species name suggests, I. ctenodon had small, uniformly sized teeth, as did its smaller relative, G. arcuatus, and may have simply sucked suitably sized prey into its mouth.

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