Pantodontidae

Pantodontidae is a family of ray-finned fish in the order Osteoglossiformes. It contains the living freshwater butterflyfish (Pantodon buchholzi) of Africa, as well as four extinct species from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Lebanon.

Not to be confused with Pantodonta.

Pantodontidae
Temporal range:
Freshwater butterflyfish (Pantodon buchholzi)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Pantodontidae
Peters, 1876
Genera

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Taxonomy
  • †Palaeopantodon Taverne, 2021[1]
    • †Palaeopantodon vandersypeni Taverne, 2021
  • †Pankowskipiscis Taverne, 2021[2]
    • †Pankowskipiscis haqelensis Taverne, 2021
  • Pantodon Peters, 1877
  • †Petersichthys Taverne, 2021[3]
    • †Petersichthys libanicus Taverne, 2021
  • †Prognathoglossum Taverne & Capasso, 2012[4]
    • †Prognathoglossum kalassyi Taverne & Capasso, 2012

References
  1. Taverne, L. (2021). "The Pantodontidae (Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha) from the marine Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Lebanon. 3°. Palaeopantodon vandersypeni gen. and sp. nov" (PDF). Geo-Eco-Trop. 45 (4): 699–708.
  2. Taverne, L. (2021). "The Pantodontidae (Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha) from the marine Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Lebanon. 1°. Pankowskipiscis haqelensis gen. and sp. nov" (PDF). Geo-Eco-Trop. 45 (4): 551–562.
  3. Taverne, L. (2021). "The Pantodontidae (Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha) from the marine Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Lebanon. 2°. Petersichthys libanicus gen. and sp. nov" (PDF). Geo-Eco-Trop. 45 (4): 563–571.
  4. Taverne, L.; Capasso, L. (2012). "Osteology and relationships of Prognathoglossum kalassyi gen. and sp. nov. (Teleostei, Osteoglossiformes, Pantodontidae) from the marine Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of En Nammoura (Lebanon)" (PDF). Cybium. 36 (4): 563–574.


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