Atractosteus africanus
| Atractosteus africanus Temporal range: Middle to late Cretaceous
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| Fossil jaw of Atractosteus africanus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lepisosteiformes |
| Family: | Lepisosteidae |
| Genus: | Atractosteus |
| Species: | A. africanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Atractosteus africanus Arambourg & Joleaud, 1943[1]
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Atractosteus africanus is an extinct species of gar from the Cretaceous period of Niger and France. It lived until the end of the Cretaceous, during the Maastrichtian.
Description
[change | change source]It was a large gar. It had a broad snout and long, sharp teeth. The body was torpedo-shaped, like today's gars.
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Lepisosteiformes Hay, 1929". Biolibz.
- "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).