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Apateodus
Fossil range: Early - Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Chordata

Subphylum:

Vertebrata

Infraphylum:

Gnathostomata

Superclass:

Osteichthyes

Class:

Actinopterygii

Order:

Alepisauriformes

Genus:

Apateodus

Apateodus (meaning "confusing tooth") is a genus of prehistoric fish which was described by Woodward in 1901. Two fossils exist, spanning a period from 112mya to 65.5mya. The fossils are from Russia and India.

References[]

http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=35555&is_real_user=1

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