Echidnocephalus

Echidnocephalus Temporal range: Campanian[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil of Echidnocephalus troscheli
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Notacanthiformes
Family:	Halosauridae
Genus:	†Echidnocephalus von der Marck 1858
Type species
Echidnocephalus troscheli
Species[2]
E. americanus Cockerell 1919 E. pacificus Cockerell 1919 E. troscheli von der Marck 1858

Echidnocephalus troscheli is an extinct, prehistoric halosaur. Fossils are found from Campanian strata of Westphalia, Germany.^[1] The complete and incomplete fossil specimens that have been found suggest an animal already looking very much like modern halosaurs.

See also

• Laytonia, a Miocene genus of fossil halosaur
• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

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Elopomorph genera

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Subclass: Neopterygii Infraclass: Teleostei
Actinopterygii see Actinopterygii Neopterygii see Neopterygii Teleostei see Teleostei Elopomorpha see below↓ Elopomorpha

Elopiformes	†Anaethalion †Aulothrissus †Daitingichthys †Davichthys †Echinelops †Eichstaettia †Elopsomolos †Eoprotelops †Epaelops †Flindersichthys †Ichthyemidion †Leptoelops †Naiathaelon †Protelops †Phyllodontidae Egertonia Eodiaphyodus Paralbula Phyllodus Pseudoegertonia Elopidae †Ctenodentelops Elops †Kipalelops †Lyrolepis †Protoelops Megalopidae †Arratiaelops †Brouweria †Elopoides Megalops †Paratarpon †Promegalops †Protarpon †Sedenhorstia
Albuliformes	†Baugeichthys †Brannerion †Bullichthys †Euroka †Farinichthys †Holcolepis †Lebonichthys †Marathonichthys †Osmeroides †Palealbula †Paraelops †Protalbula †Stewartichthys Albulidae Albula †Casierius †Deltaichthys †Elopothrissus †Hajulia †Istieus †Italoalbula Nemoossis †Nunaneichthys †Phosphonatator †Pteralbula Pterothrissus
Notacanthiformes	Notacanthidae Lipogenys Notacanthus Polyacanthonotus Halosauridae Aldrovandia †Echidnocephalus Halosauropsis Halosaurus †Laytonia
Anguilliformes	see Eels

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