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Palaeobalistum

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Palaeobalistum
Temporal range: Albian-Early Eocene
~112.6–48.6 Ma
Palaeobalistum goedeli from Lebanon. Cretaceous (abt. 95 Ma)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pycnodontiformes
Family: Pycnodontidae
Genus: Palaeobalistum
Blainville, 1818 [1]
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Palaeobalistum is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish which ranged from the Cretaceous to Eocene periods.[2]

Etymology

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The Latin genus name derives from a Greek word meaning "thick tooth".[3]

Species

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The following species have been described:[4]

Distribution

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Fossils of Palaeobalistum have been found in:[6]

Cretaceous
Eocene

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