Echidnocephalus
Echidnocephalus Temporal range:
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Fossil of Echidnocephalus troscheli | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Chordata
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Family: | Halosauridae
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Genus: | Echidnocephalus von der Marck 1858
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Type species | |
Echidnocephalus troscheli | |
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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.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ Behrensmeyer, A.K.; Turner, A. (2013). "†Echidnocephalus". PalaeoDB. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
Categories:
- Late Cretaceous fish
- Halosauridae
- Fossils of Germany
- Prehistoric ray-finned fish stubs
- Cretaceous stubs
- Ray-finned fish stubs