Kingdom Animalia Infraphylum Gnathostomata Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Subphylum Vertebrata Superclass Osteichthyes Family Pycnodontidae Genus Palaeobalistum Order Pycnodontiformes | |
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Similar Nematonotus longispinus, Ctenothrissa, Propterus, Paramblypterus, Leptolepides sprattiformis | ||
Palaeobalistum goedeli is an extinct species of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the Cretaceous period.
Fossils of this species have been found in Lebanon in the sediments of the Cenomanian Age (99.6 - 93.5 million years ago).
Description
Palaeobalistum goedeli can reach a length of about 220 millimetres (8.7 in) and a height of about 200 millimetres (7.9 in). Body is laterally compressed with an almost circular outline and a large snout. Teeth are columnar and thick, indicating a durophagous existence, breaking shells and crustaceans.
References
Palaeobalistum goedeli Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA