''Palaeobalistum'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish which ranged from the Cretaceous to Eocene periods.

Etymology

The Latin genus name derives from a Greek word meaning "thick tooth".

Species

The following species have been described:Global Name Index
/ref> * '' Palaeobalistum dossantosi'' Maury, 1930 * ''

Palaeobalistum flavellatum ''Palaeobalistum'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish which ranged from the Cretaceous to Eocene periods. Etymology The Latin genus name derives from a Greek word meaning "thick tooth". Species The following species have ...

'' Cope, 1886 * '' Palaeobalistum geiseri'' Thurmond, 1974 * ''

Palaeobalistum goedeli ''Palaeobalistum goedeli'' is an extinct species of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the Cretaceous period. Fossils of this species have been found in Lebanon in the sediments of the Cenomanian The Cenomanian is, in the ICS' geo ...

'' Heckel, 1856Neal Robbin
Paleobalistum goedeli
/ref> * '' Palaeobalistum gutturosum'' Arambourg, 1954 * ''

Palaeobalistum libanicum ''Palaeobalistum'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish which ranged from the Cretaceous to Eocene periods. Etymology The Latin genus name derives from a Greek word meaning "thick tooth". Species The following species have ...

'' Kramberger, 1895 * ''

Palaeobalistum orbiculatum ''Palaeobalistum'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish which ranged from the Cretaceous to Eocene periods. Etymology The Latin genus name derives from a Greek word meaning "thick tooth". Species The following species have ...

'' Blainville, 1818 * ''

Palaeobalistum ponsortii ''Palaeobalistum'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish which ranged from the Cretaceous to Eocene periods. Etymology The Latin genus name derives from a Greek word meaning "thick tooth". Species The following species have ...

'' Heckel, 1854 * ''

Palaeobalistum rectidens ''Palaeobalistum'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish which ranged from the Cretaceous to Eocene periods. Etymology The Latin genus name derives from a Greek word meaning "thick tooth". Species The following ...

'' Thurmond, 1974 * ''

Palaeobalistum zignoi ''Palaeobalistum'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish which ranged from the Cretaceous to Eocene periods. Etymology The Latin genus name derives from a Greek word meaning "thick tooth". Species The following species have ...

'' Blot, 1987

Distribution

Fossils of ''Palaeobalistum'' have been found in:''Palaeobalistum''
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Fossilworks Fossilworks is a portal which provides query, download, and analysis tools to facilitate access to the Paleobiology Database The Paleobiology Database is an online resource for information on the distribution and classification of fossil animals ...

.org ;Cretaceous * Gramame Formation, Brazil *

Greenhorn Limestone The Greenhorn Limestone or Greenhorn Formation is a geologic formation in the Great Plains Region of the United States, dating to the Cenomanian and Turonian ages of the Late Cretaceous period. The formation gives its name to the Greenhorn cycle ...

, Colorado * Antlers Formation,

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

* Glen Rose, Paluxy and

Walnut Formation The Walnut Formation is a geologic formation from the Albian Stage stretching from central Texas to southern Oklahoma. It is part of the Fredericksburg Group. The formation preserves fossils A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any p ...

s, Texas *

Haqel Limestone Al-Haqel ( ar, الحقل, also known as Bujaq) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Aleppo Governorate, located northeast of Aleppo and south of district center Ayn al-Arab. Geography Situated along the western banks of ...

, Lebanon ;Eocene *

Monte Bolca Monte Bolca is a lagerstätte near Verona, Italy that was one of the first fossil sites with high quality preservation known to Europeans, and is still an important source of fossils from the Eocene. Geology Monte Bolca was uplifted from the T ...

, Italy

References

Pycnodontiformes genera Cretaceous bony fish Paleocene fish Eocene fish Albian genus first appearances Ypresian extinctions Cretaceous fish of Asia Paleogene fish of Europe Paleogene Italy Fossils of Italy Cretaceous fish of North America Cretaceous United States Cretaceous fish of South America Cretaceous Brazil Fossils of Brazil Fossil taxa described in 1818 {{Cretaceous-fish-stub

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