Kingdom Animalia Infraphylum Gnathostomata Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Pycnodontiformes | Subphylum Vertebrata Superclass Osteichthyes Family Pycnodontidae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Pycnodontiformes, Palaeobalistum goedeli, Nursallia, Pycnodontidae, Coelodus | ||
Palaeobalistum is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish which ranged from the Cretaceous to Eocene periods.
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Etymology
The Latin genus name derives from a Greek word meaning “thick tooth”.
Species
References
Palaeobalistum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA