Extinct genus of fishes
Crossopholis Temporal range:
Ypresian
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Crossopholis magnicaudatus
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Acipenseriformes
Family:
Polyodontidae
Genus:
† Crossopholis Cope, 1883[1]
Type species
Crossopholis magnicaudatus Cope, 1883[2]
Crossopholis is an extinct fish known from the early Eocene (Ypresian) of North America, approximately 52 million years ago. It is a close relative of the contemporary American paddlefish, belonging to the paddlefish family Polyodontidae.
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^ British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Geology; Arthur Smith Woodward (1895). Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History): Actinopterygian Teleostomi of the orders Chondrostei (concluded), Protospondyli, Aetheospondyli, and Isopondyli (in part) . order of the Trustees.
Last Update: 2023-04-29T05:23:38Z
member of the family Polyodontidae, Crossopholis is most closely related to the American paddlefish. Crossopholis means "fringed scales"; a reference...
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(extinct c. 2003) Tribe Polyodontini Genus †Crossopholis Cope, 1883 (Paleogene, North America) Species †Crossopholis magnicaudatus Cope, 1883 Genus Polyodon...
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Polyodontidae †Crossopholis †Paleopsephurus †Parapsephurus Polyodon †Protopsephurus †Psephurus †Pugiopsephurus Acipenseridae Acipenser †Anchiacipenser...
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†Crossopholis Polyodon...
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Subfamily Polyodontinae Grande & Bemis, 1991 non Pflugfelder, 1934 Genus †Crossopholis Cope, 1883 Genus Polyodon Lacépède, 1797 (American paddlefish) Genus...
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Last Update: 2024-03-27T18:16:59Z
Polyodontidae †Crossopholis †Paleopsephurus †Parapsephurus Polyodon †Protopsephurus †Psephurus †Pugiopsephurus Acipenseridae Acipenser †Anchiacipenser...
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Last Update: 2023-12-29T23:50:38Z
Polyodontidae †Crossopholis †Paleopsephurus †Parapsephurus Polyodon †Protopsephurus †Psephurus †Pugiopsephurus Acipenseridae Acipenser †Anchiacipenser...
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Last Update: 2024-03-22T13:15:19Z
Polyodontidae †Crossopholis †Paleopsephurus †Parapsephurus Polyodon †Protopsephurus †Psephurus †Pugiopsephurus Acipenseridae Acipenser †Anchiacipenser...
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Last Update: 2023-11-24T17:13:33Z
Polyodontidae †Crossopholis †Paleopsephurus †Parapsephurus Polyodon †Protopsephurus †Psephurus †Pugiopsephurus Acipenseridae Acipenser †Anchiacipenser...
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Polyodontidae †Crossopholis †Paleopsephurus †Parapsephurus Polyodon †Protopsephurus †Psephurus †Pugiopsephurus Acipenseridae Acipenser †Anchiacipenser...
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Last Update: 2023-06-30T10:31:15Z
Polyodontidae †Crossopholis †Paleopsephurus †Parapsephurus Polyodon †Protopsephurus †Psephurus †Pugiopsephurus Acipenseridae Acipenser †Anchiacipenser...
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Last Update: 2023-11-17T22:42:32Z
Polyodontidae †Crossopholis †Paleopsephurus †Parapsephurus Polyodon †Protopsephurus †Psephurus †Pugiopsephurus Acipenseridae Acipenser †Anchiacipenser...
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Last Update: 2024-01-10T13:25:54Z
Polyodontidae †Crossopholis †Paleopsephurus †Parapsephurus Polyodon †Protopsephurus †Psephurus †Pugiopsephurus Acipenseridae Acipenser †Anchiacipenser...
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are loosely packed and more poorly developed compared to the ones in Crossopholis or Polyodon, but are similar to those of Psephurus. Like other non-Polyodon...
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Polyodontidae †Crossopholis †Paleopsephurus †Parapsephurus Polyodon †Protopsephurus †Psephurus †Pugiopsephurus Acipenseridae Acipenser †Anchiacipenser...
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Polyodontidae †Crossopholis †Paleopsephurus †Parapsephurus Polyodon †Protopsephurus †Psephurus †Pugiopsephurus Acipenseridae Acipenser †Anchiacipenser...
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Polyodontidae †Crossopholis †Paleopsephurus †Parapsephurus Polyodon †Protopsephurus †Psephurus †Pugiopsephurus Acipenseridae Acipenser †Anchiacipenser...
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Last Update: 2023-10-15T21:19:46Z
Polyodontidae †Crossopholis †Paleopsephurus †Parapsephurus Polyodon †Protopsephurus †Psephurus †Pugiopsephurus Acipenseridae Acipenser †Anchiacipenser...
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Last Update: 2024-05-05T22:03:48Z
Polyodontidae †Crossopholis †Paleopsephurus †Parapsephurus Polyodon †Protopsephurus †Psephurus †Pugiopsephurus Acipenseridae Acipenser †Anchiacipenser...
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Last Update: 2023-12-30T18:35:06Z
Polyodontidae †Crossopholis †Paleopsephurus †Parapsephurus Polyodon †Protopsephurus †Psephurus †Pugiopsephurus Acipenseridae Acipenser †Anchiacipenser...
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Last Update: 2023-07-09T16:30:59Z
Polyodontidae †Crossopholis †Paleopsephurus †Parapsephurus Polyodon †Protopsephurus †Psephurus †Pugiopsephurus Acipenseridae Acipenser †Anchiacipenser...
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Last Update: 2023-11-22T05:35:34Z
Polyodontidae †Crossopholis †Paleopsephurus †Parapsephurus Polyodon †Protopsephurus †Psephurus †Pugiopsephurus Acipenseridae Acipenser †Anchiacipenser...
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Last Update: 2023-01-28T20:07:50Z
Polyodontidae †Crossopholis †Paleopsephurus †Parapsephurus Polyodon †Protopsephurus †Psephurus †Pugiopsephurus Acipenseridae Acipenser †Anchiacipenser...
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Last Update: 2024-04-20T02:31:39Z
Polyodontidae †Crossopholis †Paleopsephurus †Parapsephurus Polyodon †Protopsephurus †Psephurus †Pugiopsephurus Acipenseridae Acipenser †Anchiacipenser...
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Last Update: 2023-08-13T08:06:56Z
Polyodontidae †Crossopholis †Paleopsephurus †Parapsephurus Polyodon †Protopsephurus †Psephurus †Pugiopsephurus Acipenseridae Acipenser †Anchiacipenser...
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Last Update: 2023-10-17T16:55:43Z
Polyodontidae †Crossopholis †Paleopsephurus †Parapsephurus Polyodon †Protopsephurus †Psephurus †Pugiopsephurus Acipenseridae Acipenser †Anchiacipenser...
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Last Update: 2024-05-21T01:27:02Z
Polyodontidae †Crossopholis †Paleopsephurus †Parapsephurus Polyodon †Protopsephurus †Psephurus †Pugiopsephurus Acipenseridae Acipenser †Anchiacipenser...
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Last Update: 2023-10-14T01:09:16Z
Polyodontidae †Crossopholis †Paleopsephurus †Parapsephurus Polyodon †Protopsephurus †Psephurus †Pugiopsephurus Acipenseridae Acipenser †Anchiacipenser...
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