Palaeobalistum

Palaeobalistum is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish which ranged from the Cretaceous to Eocene periods.[2]

Palaeobalistum
Temporal range: Albian-Early Eocene
~112.6โ€“48.6 Ma
Palaeobalistum goedeli from Lebanon. Cretaceous (abt. 95 Ma)
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Palaeobalistum

Blainville 1818 [1]
Species

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Etymology

The Latin genus name derives from a Greek word meaning "thick tooth".[3]

Species

The following species have been described:[4]

  • Palaeobalistum dossantosi Maury, 1930
  • Palaeobalistum flavellatum Cope, 1886
  • Palaeobalistum geiseri Thurmond, 1974
  • Palaeobalistum goedeli Heckel, 1856[5]
  • Palaeobalistum gutturosum Arambourg, 1954
  • Palaeobalistum libanicum Kramberger, 1895
  • Palaeobalistum orbiculatum Blainville, 1818
  • Palaeobalistum ponsortii Heckel, 1854
  • Palaeobalistum rectidens Thurmond, 1974
  • Palaeobalistum zignoi Blot, 1987

Distribution

Fossils of Palaeobalistum have been found in:[6]

Cretaceous
Eocene

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