Crossognathus Explained

Crossognathus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish from the Early Cretaceous of Europe.^[1] It is the type genus of the order Crossognathiformes and the family Crossognathidae.^[2]

The following species are known:

• †C. danubiensis Cavin & Grigorescu, 2005 - Middle Albian of Romania^[3]
• †C. sabaudianus Pictet, 1858 (type species) - Barremian of Voiron and late Albian of Vallentigny, France; Barremian of Hildesheim & early Aptian of Helgoland, Germany^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Crossognathus. Paleobiology Database. November 11, 2012.
2. L . Taverne . 1989 . Crossognathus Pictet, 1858 du Cretace inferieur de l'Europe et systematigue, paleozoogeographie et biologic des Crossognathiformes nov. ord. (Teleosteens) du Cretace et du Tertiaire . Palaeontographica Abteilung A . 207 . 79–105.
3. Cavin . Lionel . Grigorescu . Dan . 2005 . A new Crossognathus (Actinopterygii, Teleostei) from the Lower Cretaceous of Romania with comments on Crossognathidae relationships . Geodiversitas . en . 27 . 1 . 5–16.
4. Arratia . Gloria . 2008 . The varasichthyid and other crossognathiform fishes, and the Break-up of Pangaea . Geological Society, London, Special Publications . en . 295 . 1 . 71–92 . 10.1144/SP295.6 . 0305-8719.