Caproberyx
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| Caproberyx Temporal range: Cretaceous | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Superorder: | Acanthopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Genus: | Caproberyx |
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Caproberyx is an extinct genus of bony fish from the Cretaceous period of Africa and Europe. It has also been found in Kansas, USA.
In Popular Culture
Caproberyx was featured in Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure.
Sources
- Fishes of the World by Joseph S. Nelson
- Kansas Geology: An Introduction to Landscapes, Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils by Rex Buchanan
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