| Bobasatrania | |
|---|---|
| Bobasatrania slab and counterslab fossils at the Geological Museum in Copenhagen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Genus: | Bobasatrania |
Bobasatrania is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish.
Many species of Bobasatrania existed during the Triassic (approx 240M years BP) in the shallow coastal waters off the Pangaea supercontinent. Their fossils are therefore found throughout the world, with some of the best examples coming from the Wapiti Lake region of British Columbia, Canada[1]. They have a distinctive diamond-shaped body, forked tail and long thin pectoral fins. The largest examples are up to a metre in length, though most are considerably smaller. The structure of their teeth suggests they fed on small shelled animals.