Atractosteus africanus
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| Atractosteus africanus Temporal range: Middle to late Cretaceous | |
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| Fossil jaw of Atractosteus africanus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Clade: | Ginglymodi |
| Order: | Lepisosteiformes |
| Family: | Lepisosteidae |
| Genus: | Atractosteus |
| Species: | A. africanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Atractosteus africanus Arambourg & Joleaud, 1943[1] | |
Atractosteus africanus is a potentially dubious species of gar from the Cretaceous period of Niger and France. The species possibly lived until the end of the Cretaceous, during the Maastrichtian.[2][3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Lepisosteiformes Hay, 1929". Biolibz.
- ^ "Ventabren (Cretaceous of France)". PBDB.
- ^ Cavin, Lionel; Valentin, Xavier; Martin, M. (January 1996). "Occurence [sic] of Atractosteus africanus (actinopterygii, lepisosteidae) in the early campanian of ventabren (Bouches-du-Rhône, France). Paleobiogeographical implications". Revue de Paléobiologie. 15 (1): 1–7 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ "Late Cretaceous (Santonian) Atractosteus (Actinopterygii, Lepisosteidae) remains from 2 Hungary (Iharkút, Bakony Mountains)" (PDF).
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