Oligobalistes

Oligobalistes robustus is an extinct prehistoric triggerfish that lived during the Rupelian of the Middle Oligocene epoch of Central Europe.[1]

Oligobalistes
Temporal range: Early Oligocene[1]
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Artist's reconstruction
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Tetraodontiformes
Family:
Balistidae
Genus:
Oligobalistes

Tyler & Santini, 2002
Species:
O. robustus
Binomial name
Oligobalistes robustus
Tyler & Santini, 2002

See also
  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References
  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.


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