Belonostomus longirostris

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Belonostomus longirostris
Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Osteichthyes
Order: Aspidorhynchiformes
Family: Aspidorhynchidae
Genus: Belonostomus
Species: B. longirostris
Binomial name
Belonostomus longirostris
Lambe, 1902

Belonostomus longirostris (meaning "big long snout long beak") is a species of prehistoric fish that was described by L. M. Lambe in 1902. Fossils occur in Alberta, Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming, ranging from 85.3mya to 65.5mya.

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