Saurorhamphus

Saurorhamphus; Temporal range: Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Aulopiformes
Family:	† Eurypholidae
Genus:	† Saurorhamphus ; Heckel, 1850
Species
	S. freyeriHeckel, 1850; S. judeaensisChalifa 1985; S. giorgiaeBannikov and Bacchia 2005;

Last updated May 29, 2025

Saurorhamphus (meaning "lizard with a crooked beak") is an extinct genus of aulopiform ray-finned fish. Fossils are known from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of the former Tethyan region (Slovenia, West Bank, Lebanon), but an undescribed specimen is also known from Mexico.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "Fossil Fishes from Chiapas: CALVARADO-ORTEGA, OVALLES-DAMIAN, & BLANCO-PINON". palaeo-electronica.org. 2009. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
↑ Chalifa, Yael (1985). "Saurorhamphus judeaensis (Salmoniformes: Enchodontidae), a New Longirostrine Fish from the Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Ein-Yabrud, near Jerusalem" . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 5 (3): 181–193. doi:10.1080/02724634.1985.10011857. ISSN 0272-4634. JSTOR 4523045.

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[1] "Fossil Fishes from Chiapas: CALVARADO-ORTEGA, OVALLES-DAMIAN, & BLANCO-PINON". palaeo-electronica.org. 2009. Retrieved 2023-12-02.

[2] Chalifa, Yael (1985). "Saurorhamphus judeaensis (Salmoniformes: Enchodontidae), a New Longirostrine Fish from the Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Ein-Yabrud, near Jerusalem" . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 5 (3): 181–193. doi:10.1080/02724634.1985.10011857. ISSN 0272-4634. JSTOR 4523045.

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