Armigatus is an extinct genus of marine
clupeomorph fishes belonging to the order
Ellimmichthyiformes.[1] These fishes lived in the
Cretaceous (
Albian to
Campanian, about 103-72 million years ago); their fossil remains have been found in Mexico, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, suggesting the genus ranged across the
Tethys Sea.[2]
Etymology
The Latin
generic epithetArmigatus, means bearer of armor. The specific epithet brevissimus signifies "shortest, smallest".
Description
Armigatus has an
osteoglossid-like tooth patch, a large foramen in the anterior
ceratohyal and a series of subtriangular dorsal
scutes, giving rise to their scientific name.[3]
Armigatus is an extinct genus of marine
clupeomorph fishes belonging to the order
Ellimmichthyiformes.[1] These fishes lived in the
Cretaceous (
Albian to
Campanian, about 103-72 million years ago); their fossil remains have been found in Mexico, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, suggesting the genus ranged across the
Tethys Sea.[2]
Etymology
The Latin
generic epithetArmigatus, means bearer of armor. The specific epithet brevissimus signifies "shortest, smallest".
Description
Armigatus has an
osteoglossid-like tooth patch, a large foramen in the anterior
ceratohyal and a series of subtriangular dorsal
scutes, giving rise to their scientific name.[3]