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Revision as of 00:17, 27 January 2022
| Apateodus Temporal range: Late Albian - Maastrichtian
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| Genus: | Apateodus Woodward, 1901
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Apateodus (meaning "confusing tooth") is a genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish which was described by Woodward in 1901. The genus spans from the Albian to the late Maastrichtian, and specimens have been found in Russia, India, the United States (Colorado, Dakota, Kansas), and the Netherlands.
Description
Known by well preserved skull remains, Apateodus is estimated to be around 1 meter (3.3ft) in length, and would have been an effective mesopredator.
References
http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=35555&is_real_user=1
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