Ichthyotringa
Ichthyotringa Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
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Ichthyotringa damoni from Sahel Alma, Lebanon | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Alepisauriformes Regan, 1911 |
Genus: | Ichthyotringa |
Species: | I. damoni |
Binomial name | |
Ichthyotringa damoni | |
Synonyms | |
Rhinellus damoni |
Ichthyotringa damoni, synonym Rhinellus damoni, is an extinct species of alepisauriform fish from Cretaceous-aged marine strata of Lebanon. I. damoni is characterized by a slender, highly elongated beak that accounts for a third of the fish's length.
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