Paranogmius
Extinct genus of fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paranogmius is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Cenomanian.[1] It is known from only 2 partial skulls and several dorsal vertebrae discovered in the Bahariya Formation that was destroyed during World War II.[2] Since then, no more fossils have been discovered. It may have been up to 3 meters (10 feet) long.[3]
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Paranogmius | |
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Holotype skull of Paranogmius | |
Life restoration of Paranogmius | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | †Tselfatiiformes |
Family: | †Plethodidae |
Genus: | †Paranogmius Weiler, 1935 |
Species: | †P. doederleini |
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†Paranogmius doederleini Weiler, 1935 | |
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