Acrogaster Explained

Acrogaster is a genus of fossil marine fish in the order Trachichthyiformes, known from the Late Cretaceous period.^{[1] [2]} Species are known from Germany and Lebanon.

Species

The following species are known:^[3]

• A. brevicostatus von der Marck, 1863 - Late Campanian of Germany
• A. daviesi Davis, 1887 - Late Santonian of Lebanon
• A. heckeli Pictet, 1850 - Late Santonian of Lebanon
• A. minutus von der Marck, 1863 - Late Campanian of Germany
• A. parvus Agassiz, 1839 - Late Campanian of Germany

The former species A. anceps and A. dayi are now placed in Lissoberyx.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nature(A) . https://web.archive.org/web/20080418135659/http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BA.HTM . dead . April 18, 2008 . The Probert Encyclopaedia . November 19, 2012 .
2. Murray . Alison M. . 2014 . Mid-Cretaceous acanthomorph fishes with the description of a new species from the Turonian of Lac des Bois, Northwest Territories, Canada . Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology . en . 1 . 101–115 . 10.18435/B5CC78 . 2292-1389. free .
3. Murray . Alison M. . 2014 . Mid-Cretaceous acanthomorph fishes with the description of a new species from the Turonian of Lac des Bois, Northwest Territories, Canada . Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology . en . 1 . 101–115 . 10.18435/B5CC78 . 2292-1389. free .