Extinct genus of lizardfish
Acrognathus (from Greek : άκρος ákros , 'high' and Greek : γνάθος gnáthos 'jaw')[ 1] is an extinct genus [ 2] of prehistoric bony fish belonging to the order Aulopiformes .[ 3] Although no extensive systematic analysis has been performed, it is tentatively placed with the greeneyes in the family Chlorophthalmidae , making it the oldest representative of that family.[ 4]
The following species are known:[ 3]
A. boops Agassiz, 1836 (late Cenomanian/Coniacian to Turonian of the United Kingdom)[ 5]
A. dodgei Hay, 1903 (late Cenomanian of Lebanon)
A. libanicus Woodward, 1901 (late Cenomanian of Lebanon)
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^ Davis, Matthew P.; Fielitz, Christopher (2010-12-01). "Estimating divergence times of lizardfishes and their allies (Euteleostei: Aulopiformes) and the timing of deep-sea adaptations" . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 57 (3): 1194–1208. Bibcode :2010MolPE..57.1194D . doi :10.1016/j.ympev.2010.09.003 . ISSN 1055-7903 .
^ Friedman, Matt; Beckett, Hermione T.; Close, Roger A.; Johanson, Zerina (2016). "The English Chalk and London Clay: two remarkable British bony fish Lagerstätten" . Geological Society, London, Special Publications . 430 (1): 165–200. Bibcode :2016GSLSP.430..165F . doi :10.1144/SP430.18 . ISSN 0305-8719 .