Eodiaphyodus
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Eodiaphyodus is a genus of Elopiformes
fish that is classified in the suborder Albuloidea. It is related to the modern Tarpon
. This fish that in Morocco
during the Late Cretaceous
Period. It crushed its food with bony plates found in the back of its throat.
Elopiformes
Elopiformes is the order of ray-finned fish that includes the tarpons, tenpounders, and ladyfish, as well as a number of extinct types. They have a long fossil record, easily distinguished from other fishes by the presence of an additional set of bones in the throat.They are related to the order...
fish that is classified in the suborder Albuloidea. It is related to the modern Tarpon
Tarpon
Tarpons are large fish of the genus Megalops. There are two species of Megalops, one native to the Atlantic, and the other to the Indo-Pacific oceans.They are the only members of the family Megalopidae.- Species and habitats :...
. This fish that in Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
during the Late Cretaceous
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the...
Period. It crushed its food with bony plates found in the back of its throat.
See also
- CoriopsCoriopsCoriops is a genus of prehistoric fish. Its fossils are found in Campanian , Maastrichtian , and possibly Paleocene age deposits...
- Flora and fauna of the Maastrichtian stageFlora and fauna of the Maastrichtian stageThis is an incomplete list that briefly describes vertebrates that were extant during the Maastrichtian, a stage of the Late Cretaceous Period which extended from 70.6 to 65.5 million years before present...
- List of prehistoric bony fish (Osteichthyes)