Pycnodus
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pycnodus-308-7552603
title:
Pycnodus
text:
Pycnodus is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish from the Eocene period. It is wastebasket taxon, although many fossils from Jurassic or Cretaceous are assigned to this genus, only Eocene species, P. apodus is valid. As its name suggests, it is the type genus of Pycnodontiformes. The known whole fossils of Pycnodus are up to 30.6 centimetres (10 in) long, and have a superficial resemblance to angelfish or butterflyfish. The animals, as typical of all other pycnodontids, had many knob-like teeth,
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description:
Extinct genus of fishes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pycnodus
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date modified:
2023-08-29T03:04:32Z
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