Aspidorhynchiformes

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Aspidorhynchiformes
Fossil range: Middle Jurassic - Late Cretaceous
Aspidorhynchus acustirostris
Aspidorhynchus acustirostris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Osteichthyes
Order: Aspidorhynchiformes
Bleeker, 1859
Family: Aspidorhynchidae
Bleeker, 1859

Aspidorhynchiformes (meaning "shield snout form") is an extinct order of prehistoric fish that was described by Bleeker in 1859.

Aspidorhynchiformes has one family, which is divided into two genuses:

  • Aspidorhynchidae

Fossils range have been found in the United States, France, Italy, Russia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, and Uzbekistan. These fossils range from 167.7mya (Aspidorhynchus) to 65.5mya (Belonostomus longirostris).

[edit] Reference

http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=63028&is_real_user=1

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