Saurorhamphus
Extinct genus of fishes
Saurorhamphus Temporal range: Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Aulopiformes |
Family: | †Eurypholidae |
Genus: | †Saurorhamphus Heckel, 1850 |
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Saurorhamphus (meaning "lizard with a crooked beak") is an extinct genus of prehistoric fish. Fossils are known from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of the former Tethyan region (Slovenia, West Bank, Lebanon), but an undescribed specimen is also known from Mexico.[1][2]
References
- ^ "Fossil Fishes from Chiapas: CALVARADO-ORTEGA, OVALLES-DAMIAN, & BLANCO-PINON". palaeo-electronica.org. 2009. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ Chalifa, Yael (1985). "Saurorhamphus judeaensis (Salmoniformes: Enchodontidae), a New Longirostrine Fish from the Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Ein-Yabrud, near Jerusalem". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 5 (3): 181–193. doi:10.1080/02724634.1985.10011857. ISSN 0272-4634. JSTOR 4523045.
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