Belonostomus longirostris
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Belonostomus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous |
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| Belonostomus münsteri | |
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| Belonostomus crassirostris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aspidorhynchiformes |
| Family: | Aspidorhynchidae |
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Belonostomus Agassiz, 1834 |
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Diphyodus |
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Diphyodus
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:
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