Protobalistum
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protobalistum-232-1163035
title:
Protobalistum
text:
Protobalistum imperiale is an extinct prehistoric tetraodontid bony fish that lived from the Lutetian epoch of Eocene Monte Bolca. In life, it would have resembled a compressed boxfish with five massive spines along the anterior-dorsal side, with the longest spine directly above the forehead, and the shortest spine directly in front of the dorsal fin. It is distinguished from its close, sympatric relative, Spinacanthus, in that its scales are large, and form a sort of armor.. Protobalistum imper
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Extinct genus of fishes
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protobalistum
date created:
2010-10-10T16:38:32Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T23:58:36Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q7251892","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7251892"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Protobalistum_imperiale.jpg","width":600,"height":525}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16