Belonostomus
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| Belonostomus münsteri | |
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| Belonostomus crassirostris | |
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| Genus: | Belonostomus Agassiz, 1834
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Belonostomus (meaning "big long mouth") or Diphyodus (meaning "double tooth") is a genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that was described by Louis Agassiz in 1844. Fossils range from 99.6 million years ago (species unknown) to 66 million years ago (B. longirostris).
Belonostomus species include:
- Belonostomus acutus
- Belonostomus carinatus
- Belonostomus crassirostris
- Belonostomus indicus
- Belonostomus longirostris
- Belonostomus münsteri
- Belonostomus tenuirostris
References
- Belonostomus, Paleobiology Database
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