Atractosteus africanus
extinct species of fish
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.
| 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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Description
changeIt was a large gar. It had a broad snout and long, sharp teeth. The body was torpedo-shaped, like today's gars.
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "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).