''Anomoeodus'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...
from the
Albian to
Maastrichtian
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of France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Egypt, Uzbekistan and the United States.
Description
It was one of the largest genera of Pycnodontiformes, being able to grow to 1 meter (3.3ft) long. Like many members of its family, it was mainly durophagous, feeding on crustaceans and mollusks
See also
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Prehistoric fish
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List of prehistoric bony fish
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References
Pycnodontiformes genera
Albian genus first appearances
Maastrichtian genus extinctions
Late Cretaceous fish
Cretaceous bony fish
Cretaceous fish of Africa
Cretaceous Africa
Fossils of Egypt
Cretaceous fish of Asia
Cretaceous Asia
Fossils of Uzbekistan
Cretaceous fish of Europe
Cretaceous France
Fossils of France
Cretaceous Sweden
Fossils of Sweden
Cretaceous fish of North America
Fossils of the United States
Fossil taxa described in 1887
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