''Palaeobalistum goedeli'' is an extinct species of prehistoric

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or h ...

that lived during the

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period. Fossils of this species have been found in

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in the sediments of the Cenomanian Age (99.6 - 93.5 million years ago).Neal Robbin
Paleobalistum goedeli
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Description

''Palaeobalistum goedeli'' can reach a length of about and a height of about . Body is laterally compressed with an almost circular outline and a large snout. Teeth are columnar and thick, indicating a durophagous existence, breaking shells and crustaceans.
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References

Prehistoric ray-finned fish Pycnodontiformes Cretaceous bony fish {{Cretaceous-fish-stub