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Palaeobalistum goedeli from Lebanon. Cretaceous (abt. 95 Ma) | |
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Genus: | Palaeobalistum Blainville 1818 [1]
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Palaeobalistum is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish which ranged from the Cretaceous to Eocene periods.[2]
The Latin genus name derives from a Greek word meaning "thick tooth".[3]
The following species have been described:[4]
Fossils of Palaeobalistum have been found in:[6]