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

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...

that lived during the

Cretaceous The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 143.1 to 66 mya (unit), million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era (geology), Era, as well as the longest. At around 77.1 million years, it is the ...

period. Fossils of this species have been found in Lebanon in the sediments of the

Cenomanian The Cenomanian is, in the International Commission on Stratigraphy's (ICS) geological timescale, the oldest or earliest age (geology), age of the Late Cretaceous epoch (geology), Epoch or the lowest stage (stratigraphy), stage of the Upper Cretace ...

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