Superorder Osteoglossomorpha Phylum Chordata Order Ichthyodectiformes | Family Ichthyodectidae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Ichthyodectes, Ichthyodectidae, Gillicus, Cimolichthys, Pachyrhizodus | ||
Saurodon leanus
Saurodon ("Lizard Tooth") is an extinct genus of Ichthyodectid fish from the Cretaceous.
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Saurodon leanus is known to occur as early as the late Coniacian through the Santonian, in the Late Cretaceous. It was a large, predatory fish, with a length of more than 2.5 m.
Prehistoric critters saurodon
Species
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