Global InformationAtractosteus grandei information
| Atractosteus grandei Temporal range: Earliest Paleocene,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Clade: | Ginglymodi |
| Order: | Lepisosteiformes |
| Family: | Lepisosteidae |
| Genus: | Atractosteus |
| Species: | †A. grandei
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| †Atractosteus grandei Brownstein & Lyson, 2022
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| North Dakota, USA highlighted in red | |
Atractosteus grandei is an extinct species of gar in the family Lepisosteidae. Remains have been found in Lower Paleogene sediments from North Dakota. A. grandei belonged to the genus Atractosteus which includes modern day species of gars such as the giant alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) and the tropical gar (Atractosteus tropicus).[1][2][3][4] It is named after paleontologist and ichthyologist Lance Grande.[1]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Prostak, Sergio (2022-08-16). "Newly-Discovered Giant Gar Species Survived Dinosaur Extinction | Sci.News". Sci.News: Breaking Science News. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ "Atractosteus tropicus – Tropical Gar — Seriously Fish". Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ "alligator gar | fish". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-08-16.