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Aspidorhynchidae
Aspidorhynchiformes (from New Latin "shield-snout forms") is an extinct order of ray-finned fish. It contains only a single family, the Aspidorhynchidae. Members of the group are noted for their elongated, conical rostrums, of varying length, formed from fused premaxillae. They are generally interpreted as stem-group teleosts. The range of the group extends from the Middle Jurassic to the late Paleocene. Taxonomic history The order was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1859. Aspidorhynchiformes has one family, which is divided into at least two genera: * Order †Aspidorhynchiformes Bleeker 1859 spidorhynchida; Aspidorhynchoidei Bleeker 1859** Family †Aspidorhynchidae Bleeker 1859 inctiferidae Silva Santos 1990; Diphyodontidae Jordan 1923*** Genus †'' Jonoichthys'' Gouiric-Cavalli 2015 *** Genus ?†'' Ophirachis'' Costa 1854 *** Genus †'' Platycerhynchus'' Costa 1864 *** Genus †'' Pseudovinctifer'' Arratia 2015 *** Genus †'' Richmondichthys'' Bartholomai 2004 *** Gen ...
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Belonostomus
''Belonostomus'' (from el, βέλος , 'dart' and el, στόμα 'mouth') is a genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that was described by Louis Agassiz in 1844. It is a member of the order Aspidorhynchiformes, a group of fish known for their distinctive elongated rostrums. The oldest known species are from the Upper Jurassic of Germany, with the youngest known species from the late Paleocene The Paleocene, ( ) or Palaeocene, is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 66 to 56 mya (unit), million years ago (mya). It is the first epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), E .... Fossils of ''Belonostmus'' have been found worldwide in marine deposits. It likely consumed plankton or other small fish. ''Belonostomus'' species include: *''Belonostomus kochii'' *''Belonostomus acutus'' *''Belonostomus carinatus'' *''Belonostomus crassirostris'' *''Belonostomus indicus'' *''Belonostomus longirostris'' *''Belonostomus m ...
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Vinctifer
''Vinctifer'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish erected by David Starr Jordan in 1919. Fossil record This genus is known in the fossil record from the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) to the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous epoch (age range: from 150.8 to 109.0 million years ago.).Sepkoski, Jack (2002A compendium of fossil marine animal generaBulletins of American Paleontology Fossils within this genus have been found in the Marizal, Romualdo and Missão Velha Formations of Brazil, Tlayua Formation of Mexico, Apón Formation of Venezuela and Ameghino Formation of Antarctica.''Vinctifer''
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Diphyodus
''Belonostomus'' (from el, βέλος , 'dart' and el, στόμα 'mouth') is a genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that was described by Louis Agassiz in 1844. It is a member of the order Aspidorhynchiformes, a group of fish known for their distinctive elongated rostrums. The oldest known species are from the Upper Jurassic of Germany, with the youngest known species from the late Paleocene The Paleocene, ( ) or Palaeocene, is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 66 to 56 mya (unit), million years ago (mya). It is the first epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), E .... Fossils of ''Belonostmus'' have been found worldwide in marine deposits. It likely consumed plankton or other small fish. ''Belonostomus'' species include: *''Belonostomus kochii'' *''Belonostomus acutus'' *''Belonostomus carinatus'' *''Belonostomus crassirostris'' *''Belonostomus indicus'' *''Belonostomus longirostris'' *''Belonostomus m ...
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Jonoichthys Challwa
''Jonoichthys'' is an extinct genus of marine ray-finned fish from the Upper Jurassic of Argentina. The type and only known species is ''Jonoichthys challwa''. The fossil remains of ''J. challwa'' were recovered from the Vaca Muerta Formation, in Neuquén province, Argentina. It belongs to the family Aspidorhynchidae, within Aspidorhynchiformes Aspidorhynchiformes (from New Latin "shield-snout forms") is an extinct order of ray-finned fish. It contains only a single family, the Aspidorhynchidae. Members of the group are noted for their elongated, conical rostrums, of varying length, fo .... References Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera Tithonian life Jurassic Argentina Fossils of Argentina Neuquén Basin Fossil taxa described in 2015 {{Jurassic-fish-stub ...
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Aspidorhynchus
''Aspidorhynchus'' (from el, ᾰ̓σπίς 'shield' and el, ῥύγχος 'snout') is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Fossils have been found in Europe and Antarctica. ''Aspidorhynchus'' was a slender, fast-swimming fish, long, with tooth-lined, elongated jaws. It also had heavy scales and a symmetrical tail. The upper jaw was longer than the lower jaw, ending in a toothless spike. Although it would have looked superficially similar to the present day gars, it was not related to them, belonging to the Aspidorhynchiformes, an extinct group of fish noted for their elongated rostrums. Aspidorhynchiformes are generally considered early relatives of teleosts. Ecology Several limestone slabs have been discovered in which fossils of ''Rhamphorhynchus'' are found in close association with ''Aspidorhynchus''. In one of these specimens, the jaws of an ''Aspidorhynchus'' pass through the wings of the ''Rhamphorhynchus'' specimen. The ' ...
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