Eodiaphyodus

Eodiaphyodus is a genus of Elopiformes fish that is classified in the suborder Albuloidea. It is related to the modern Tarpon. This fish lived in what is now Morocco during the Late Cretaceous Period. It crushed its food with bony plates found in the back of its throat.

Elopiformes
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
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Eodiaphyodus

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Species

  • Eodiaphyodus granulosus
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See also

  • Coriops
  • Flora and fauna of the Maastrichtian stage
  • List of prehistoric bony fish (Osteichthyes)

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