Crossognathus
Extinct genus of ray-finned fishes
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Crossognathus is an extinct genus of marine ray-finned fish from the Early Cretaceous of Europe.[1] It is the type genus of the order Crossognathiformes and the family Crossognathidae.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Crossognathiformes |
| Family: | †Crossognathidae |
| Genus: | †Crossognathus Pictet, 1858 |
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The following species are known:
- †C. danubiensis Cavin & Grigorescu, 2005 - Middle Albian of Romania[3]
- †C. sabaudianus Pictet, 1858 (type species) - Barremian of Voiron and late Albian of Vallentigny, France; Barremian of Hildesheim & early Aptian of Helgoland, Germany[1][3][4]
