Echidnocephalus

Echidnocephalus
Temporal range: Campanian[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Osteichthyes
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Notacanthiformes
Family: Halosauridae
Genus: Echidnocephalus
Species: E. troscheli
Binomial name
Echidnocephalus troscheli
von der Marck 1858

Echidnocephalus troscheli is an extinct, prehistoric halosaur. Fossils are found from Campanian strata of Westphalia, Germany.[1] The complete and incomplete fossil specimens that have been found suggest an animal already looking very much like modern halosaurs.

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References

  1. โ†‘ 1.0 1.1 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.