Enchodus petrosus (Cope 1874) Fish tooth
Dublin Core
Alternative Title
Fish Fossil (F. Enchodontidae)
Description
(DSM DH13) Extinct family of large fish sometimes called the "saber-toothed herring". Enchodus were common in Late Cretaceous seas and survived the K-Pg extinction event. They went extinct in the Eocene.
Contributor
Date Created
66 million years
Spatial Coverage
Prairie Bluff Fm. (Chalk)
Temporal Coverage
Late Cretaceous
Type
PhysicalObject
Source
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives license
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Citation
“Enchodus petrosus (Cope 1874) Fish tooth,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed October 31, 2025, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/1564.
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