Neomesturus

Neomesturus; Temporal range: Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian to Turonian), 100–89 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	† Pycnodontiformes
Family:	† Pycnodontidae
Genus:	† Neomesturus ; Cooper & Martill , 2020

Last updated September 29, 2025

Neomesturus is a possible nurasaline pycnodont from the Late Cretaceous Kem Kem group ^[1] and Akrabou Formation ^[2] of Morocco.

References

↑ Cooper, Samuel L.A.; Martill, David M. (2020). "A diverse assemblage of pycnodont fishes (Actinopterygii, Pycnodontiformes) from the mid-Cretaceous, continental Kem Kem Group of south-east Morocco" . Cretaceous Research. 112 104456. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104456.
↑ Cooper, Samuel L.A.; Martill, David M. (2020). "Pycnodont fishes (Actinopterygii, Pycnodontiformes) from the Upper Cretaceous (lower Turonian) Akrabou Formation of Asfla, Morocco". Cretaceous Research. 116 104607. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104607. PMC 7442934 .

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[1] Cooper, Samuel L.A.; Martill, David M. (2020). "A diverse assemblage of pycnodont fishes (Actinopterygii, Pycnodontiformes) from the mid-Cretaceous, continental Kem Kem Group of south-east Morocco" . Cretaceous Research. 112 104456. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104456.

[2] Cooper, Samuel L.A.; Martill, David M. (2020). "Pycnodont fishes (Actinopterygii, Pycnodontiformes) from the Upper Cretaceous (lower Turonian) Akrabou Formation of Asfla, Morocco". Cretaceous Research. 116 104607. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104607. PMC 7442934 .

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