Armigatus

Armigatus is an extinct genus of clupeomorph fishes belonging to the order Ellimmichthyiformes. These fishes lived in the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian / Turonian, about 95-90 million years ago); their fossil remains have been found in the Middle East and North Africa.

Armigatus
Temporal range: Cenomanian - Turonian
Fossil of Armigatus brevissimus from Lebanon
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Ellimmichthyiformes
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Armigatus

Grande, 1982

Etymology

The Latin genus name armigatus, means bearer of armor. Brevissimus signifies "shortest, smallest".

Description

Armigatus has an osteoglossid-like tooth patch, a large foramen in the anterior ceratohyal and a series of subtriangular dorsal scutes, giving rise to their scientific name.[1]

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