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.

Paranogmius
Temporal range: Cenomanian[1]
Restoration of Paranogmius (8) and contemporary taxa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Crossognathiformes[2]
Subfamily:
Tselatiiformes
Genus:
Paranogmius
Binomial name
Paranogmius doederleini
Stromer, 1915

Paranogmius doederleini may have been the same animal as Concavotectum.

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.


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