Echidnocephalus
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Echidnocephalus Temporal range: Campanian |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Notacanthiformes |
| Family: | Halosauridae |
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Echidnocephalus von der Marck 1858 |
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Echidnocephalus troscheli |
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Echidnocephalus troscheli is an extinct, prehistoric halosaur. Fossils are found from Campanian strata of Westphalia, Germany. The complete and incomplete fossil specimens that have been found suggest an animal already looking very much like modern halosaurs.
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