Extinct genus of fishes
Echidnocephalus Temporal range:
Campanian[1]
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Fossil of Echidnocephalus troscheli
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Notacanthiformes
Family:
Halosauridae
Genus:
† Echidnocephalus von der Marck 1858
Type species
Echidnocephalus troscheli
Species[2]
E. americanus Cockerell 1919
E. pacificus Cockerell 1919
E. troscheli von der Marck 1858
Echidnocephalus troscheli is an extinct, prehistoric halosaur. Fossils are found from Campanian strata of Westphalia, Germany.[1] The complete and incomplete fossil specimens that have been found suggest an animal already looking very much like modern halosaurs.
^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology . 364 : 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27 .
^ Behrensmeyer, A.K.; Turner, A. (2013). "†Echidnocephalus". PalaeoDB. Retrieved 17 December 2021 .
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