- Diversity. 15 (3): 413. doi:10.3390/d15030413. Kaddumi, Hani F. (2009). "
Ichthyodectids of the late
Maastrichtian sediments of the
Muwaqqar Chalk Marl Formation...
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Fossil of Thrissops, an
ichthyodectid stem-group
teleost from the Late Jur****ic
Solnhofen Limestone of Germany,
showing preserved colouration...
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Sternberg with another,
nearly perfectly preserved 1.9
metres (6.2 ft) long
ichthyodectid Gillicus arcuatus inside of it. The
larger fish
apparently died soon...
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Ichthyodectes is an
extinct genus of
ichthyodectid fish
which lived during the Late Cretaceous.
Fossils of the
species included have been
found from Canada...
- and bony fish such as Enchodus, Protosphyraena, Stratodus, and the
ichthyodectids Xiphactinus and Saurodon.
Mosasaurus is
known from late Maastrichtian...
- Orthocormus, as well as the
aspidorhynchid Aspidorhynchus, and the
ichthyodectid Thrissops.
Initial classifications for
Pterodactylus started when paleontologist...
- 66 Ma. They were most
diverse throughout the
Cretaceous period. Most
ichthyodectids ranged between 1 and 5
meters (3.5 and 16.5 ft) in length. All known...
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skull fragments (MNA V9467). An
ichthyodectid. I. sp., cf. I.
ctenodon Fragmentary lower jaw (MNA V9483). An
ichthyodectid.
Pachyrhizodus P.
leptopsis Grand...
- †Xiphactinus
audax †Xiphactinus
vetus 94.3–66 Ma,
Cenomanian to
Maastrichtian A voracious,
predatory ichthyodectid,
resembling a gargantuan,
fanged tarpon....
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ended up in the water.
Other food
sources included turtles, mosasaurs,
ichthyodectids, and
other bony
fishes and sea creatures.
Tooth marks from this shark...
