Atractosteus africanus
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| Atractosteus africanus Temporal range: ~ | |
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| Fossil jaw of Atractosteus africanus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Clade: | Ginglymodi |
| Order: | Lepisosteiformes |
| Family: | Lepisosteidae |
| Genus: | Atractosteus |
| Species: | A. africanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Atractosteus africanus Arambourg & Joleaud, 1943[1] | |
Atractosteus africanus is a potentially dubious species of gar from the Late Cretaceous of Niger and France.[2][3][4]