| Aspidorhynchiformes Temporal range: Middle Jurassic - Late Cretaceous |
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|---|---|
| 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:
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).
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