Corusichthys
Sign in to saveCorusichthys is an extinct marine pycnodontiform that lived during the Late Cretaceous of what is now Lebanon. It contains a single species, C. megacephalus from the late Cenomanian-aged Haqel site of the Sannine Formation.'''' left|thumb|Life restoration C. megacephalus is known from a 34 mm long fossil. It had plates arranged like a helmet around its head, and had a massive, triangular spine on its dorsal side. C. megacephalus is closely related the genera Trewavasia and Hensodon, as well as Coccodus''.
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Corusichthys is an extinct marine pycnodontiform that lived during the Late Cretaceous of what is now Lebanon. It contains a single species, C. megacephalus from the late Cenomanian-aged Haqel site of the Sannine Formation.'''' left|thumb|Life restoration C. megacephalus is known from a 34 mm long fossil. It had plates arranged like a helmet around its head, and had a massive, triangular spine on its dorsal side. C. megacephalus is closely related the genera Trewavasia and Hensodon, as well as Coccodus''.
==See also== Prehistoric fish List of prehistoric bony fish