Armigatus
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| Armigatus Temporal range: | |
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| Fossil of A. brevissimus from Lebanon | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Ellimmichthyiformes |
| Family: | †Armigatidae |
| Genus: | †Armigatus Grande, 1982 |
| Type species | |
| †Clupea brevissimus Blainville, 1818 | |
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Armigatus is an extinct genus of marine clupeomorph fishes belonging to the order Ellimmichthyiformes.[1] These fishes lived in the Cretaceous (Albian to Campanian, about 103-72 million years ago); their fossil remains have been found in Mexico, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, suggesting the genus ranged across the Tethys Sea.[2]
The Latin generic epithet Armigatus, means bearer of armor. The specific epithet brevissimus signifies "shortest, smallest".