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Atractosteus africanus

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Extinct species of fish

Atractosteus africanus
Temporal range: ~Campanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil jaw of Atractosteus africanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Clade: Ginglymodi
Order: Lepisosteiformes
Family: Lepisosteidae
Genus: Atractosteus
Species: A. africanus
Binomial name
Atractosteus africanus
Arambourg & Joleaud, 1943

Atractosteus africanus is a potentially dubious species of gar from the Late Cretaceous of Niger and France.

References

  1. "Lepisosteiformes Hay, 1929". Biolibz.
  2. "Ventabren (Cretaceous of France)". PBDB.
  3. Cavin, Lionel; Valentin, Xavier; Martin, M. (January 1996). "Occurence [sic] of Atractosteus africanus (actinopterygii, lepisosteidae) in the early campanian of ventabren (Bouches-du-Rhône, France). Paleobiogeographical implications". Revue de Paléobiologie. 15 (1): 1–7 – via ResearchGate.
  4. "Late Cretaceous (Santonian) Atractosteus (Actinopterygii, Lepisosteidae) remains from 2 Hungary (Iharkút, Bakony Mountains)" (PDF).
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