Paranogmius

Paranogmius is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Cenomanian.[1] It is known from a single vertebra discovered in the Bahariya Formation. The bone was destroyed during World War II and since then, no more fossils have been discovered. It may have been up to 4 metres (13 ft) long when fully grown, although this is just a very rough estimate.

Paranogmius
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 99.6–93.5 Ma [1]
Restoration of Paranogmius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
†Crossognathiformes[2]
Subfamily:
†Tselfatiiformes
Genus:
†Paranogmius

Binomial name
†Paranogmius doederleini
Stromer, 1915

Paranogmius doederleini may have been the same animal as Concavotectum moroccensis.[3][4]

References
  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. "Crossognathiformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  3. Cavin L, Tong H, Boudad L, Meister C, Piuz A, Tabouelle J, et al. (2010) Vertebrate assemblages from the early Late Cretaceous of southeastern Morocco: An overview. Journal of African Earth Sciences Geological Society of Africa Presidential Review No 16 57: 391–412.
  4. Mesozoic Fishes 4 - Homology and Phylogeny, Chapter: A new tselfatiiform teleost from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of the Kem Kem beds, Southern Morocco, Publisher: Verlag Dr. F. Pfeil, Editors: Gloria Arratia, Hasn-Peter Schiultze, Mark V. H. Wilson, pp.199-216


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