Saurorhamphus Explained

Saurorhamphus (meaning "lizard with a crooked beak") is an extinct genus of prehistoric fish. Fossils are known from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of the former Tethyan region (Slovenia, West Bank, Lebanon), but an undescribed specimen is also known from Mexico.[1] [2]

References

  1. Web site: 2009 . Fossil Fishes from Chiapas: CALVARADO-ORTEGA, OVALLES-DAMIAN, & BLANCO-PINON . 2023-12-02 . palaeo-electronica.org.
  2. Chalifa . Yael . 1985 . Saurorhamphus judeaensis (Salmoniformes: Enchodontidae), a New Longirostrine Fish from the Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Ein-Yabrud, near Jerusalem . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 5 . 3 . 181–193 . 10.1080/02724634.1985.10011857 . 4523045 . 0272-4634.

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