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Atractosteus africanus

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Atractosteus africanus
Temporal range: ~Campanian
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[1]

Atractosteus africanus is a potentially dubious species of gar from the Late Cretaceous of Niger and France.[2][3][4]

References

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  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).