Palaeobalistum goedeli

Palaeobalistum goedeli is an extinct species of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the Cretaceous period.

Palaeobalistum goedeli
Temporal range: Cretaceous
Palaeobalistum goedeli from Lebanon. Cretaceous (abt. 95 Ma)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Pycnodontiformes
Family:
Pycnodontidae
Genus:
Palaeobalistum
Species:
โ€ P. goedeli
Binomial name
โ€ Palaeobalistum goedeli
Heckel 1856
Synonyms
  • Nursallia goedeli (Heckel, 1854) Blot, 1987 [1]

Fossils of this species have been found in Lebanon in the sediments of the Cenomanian Age (99.6 - 93.5 million years ago).[2]

Description

Palaeobalistum goedeli can reach a length of about 220 millimetres (8.7 in) and a height of about 200 millimetres (7.9 in). Body is laterally compressed with an almost circular outline and a large snout. Teeth are columnar and thick, indicating a durophagous existence, breaking shells and crustaceans.[2][3]

References
  1. Dino Hunter
  2. Neal Robbins Paleobalistum goedeli
  3. Fossilmall


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