Palaeobalistum
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Palaeobalistum Temporal range: Cretaceous–Eocene |
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| Palaeobalistum goedeli from Lebanon. Cretaceous (abt. 95 Ma) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pycnodontiformes |
| Family: | Pycnodontidae |
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Palaeobalistum Blainville 1818 |
Palaeobalistum is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish which ranged from the Cretaceous to Eocene periods.
The Latin genus name derives from a Greek word meaning “thick tooth”.
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