Belonostomus
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| Belonostomus Fossil range: Late Cretaceous |
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 Belonostomus münsteri
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Diphyodus |
Belonostomus (meaning "big long mouth") or Diphyodus (meaning "double tooth") is a genus of prehistoric fish that was described by Louis Agassiz in 1844. Fossils range from 99.6mya (species unknown) to 65.5mya (B. longirostris).
Belonostomus species include:
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- Belonostomus acutus
- Belonostomus carinatus
- Belonostomus crassirostris
- Belonostomus indicus
- Belonostomus longirostris
- Belonostomus münsteri
- Belonostomus tenuirostris
[edit] Reference
http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=35244&is_real_user=1
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