Echidnocephalus
Extinct genus of fishes
Echidnocephalus Temporal range: Campanian[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Fossil of Echidnocephalus troscheli | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Notacanthiformes |
Family: | Halosauridae |
Genus: | †Echidnocephalus von der Marck 1858 |
Type species | |
Echidnocephalus troscheli | |
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Echidnocephalus troscheli is an extinct, prehistoric halosaur. Fossils are found from Campanian strata of Westphalia, Germany.[1] The complete and incomplete fossil specimens that have been found suggest an animal already looking very much like modern halosaurs.
See also
- Laytonia, a Miocene genus of fossil halosaur
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ Behrensmeyer, A.K.; Turner, A. (2013). "†Echidnocephalus". PalaeoDB. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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