Aspidorhynchiformes
Extinct order of ray-finned fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aspidorhynchiformes (from Neo-Latin "shield-snout forms") is an extinct order of ray-finned fish. It contains only a single family, the Aspidorhynchidae. Members of the group are noted for their elongated, conical rostrums, of varying length, formed from fused premaxillae. The range of the group extends from the Middle Jurassic to the late Paleocene.
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Aspidorhynchiformes | |
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Aspidorhynchus sanzenbacheri | |
Belonostomus kochii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Infraclass: | Teleosteomorpha |
Division: | †Aspidorhynchei |
Order: | †Aspidorhynchiformes Bleeker, 1859 |
Families | |
(For genera, see text) |
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