Palaeobalistum
Sign in to savePalaeobalistum is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish which ranged from the Cretaceous to Eocene periods.
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- Parent taxon
- Pycnodontidae
- Image
- Pycnodontidae - Palaeobalistum goedeli.JPG
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- taxon name
- Palaeobalistum
- taxon rank
- genus
- start time
- 112600000-
- end time
- 48600000-0
- Commons category
- Palaeobalistum
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Palaeobalistum is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish which ranged from the Cretaceous to Eocene periods.
== Etymology == The Latin genus name derives from a Greek word meaning "thick tooth".
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