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Definition of Enchodus

Enchodus
Enchodus En"cho*dus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a spear + ?, ?, a tooth.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct Cretaceous fishes; -- so named from their spear-shaped teeth. They were allied to the pike (Esox).

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- Baptornis advenus.[citation needed] Enchodus fossils have been found all over the world. In North America, Enchodus remains have been recovered from most...
- as well as bony fish such as Cimolichthys, the saber-toothed herring Enchodus, and the swordfish-like Protosphyraena are represented in the northern...
- metres (33 ft) long); and advanced bony fish including Pachyrhizodus, Enchodus, and the m****ive 5-metre (16 ft) long Xiphactinus, larger than any modern...
- It contains two subfamilies with several genera, including the famous Enchodus, with great morphological disparity among members of the group. They were...
- palatine teeth, similar to those of saber-toothed cats (and the prehistoric Enchodus). The family is named Evermannellidae after Barton Warren Evermann, noted...
- most famous member is the widespread, abundant, and long-lasting genus Enchodus. Most enchodontoids went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous, although...
- avendanoi is an extinct aulopiform ray-finned fish related to species of Enchodus from the Cenomanian-aged Cintalapa Formation, exposed in El Chango Quarry...
- Enchodus petrosus...
- mantelli. This specimen represented a 20-foot-long (6.1 m) shark. Enchodus Enchodus is an extinct genus of bony fish. It flourished during the Upper Cretaceous...
- region behind the pectoral girdle. The fish remains were identified as Enchodus and other clupeomorph fish. The stones match rock from 600 kilometers (370 mi)...