Aspidorhynchus
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| Aspidorhynchus Fossil range: Mid Jurassic to Late Cretaceous |
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 Aspidorhynchus acustirostris
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Aspidorhynchus (meaning "shield snout") is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. It was about 60 cm (2 ft) long.
It was a long, fast-swimming fish with tooth-lined, elongated jaws. The upper jaw was longer than the lower jaw, ending in a toothless spike. Aspidorhynchus looked superficially similar to the present day gar genus Lepisosteus. Its closest living relative is the bowfin.
Aspidorhynchus includes the extinct species Aspidorhynchus acustirostris.
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