Belonostomus

Belonostomus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Belonostomus münsteri
Belonostomus crassirostris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Infraphylum:	Gnathostomata
Superclass:	Osteichthyes
Order:	Aspidorhynchiformes
Family:	Aspidorhynchidae
Genus:	Belonostomus Agassiz, 1834
Synonyms
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 99.6 million years ago (species unknown) to 66 million years ago (B. longirostris).

Belonostomus species include:

• Belonostomus acutus
• Belonostomus carinatus
• Belonostomus crassirostris
• Belonostomus indicus
• Belonostomus longirostris
• Belonostomus münsteri
• Belonostomus tenuirostris

References

• Belonostomus, Paleobiology Database