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Aspidorhynchus was a slender, fast-swimming fish, long, with tooth-lined, elongated jaws. It also had heavy scales and a symmetrical tail. The upper jaw was longer than the lower jaw, ending in a toothless spike. Although it would have looked superficially similar to the present day gar, its closest living relative is actually the bowfin.

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  • Aspidorhynchus
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  • Aspidorhynchus was a slender, fast-swimming fish, long, with tooth-lined, elongated jaws. It also had heavy scales and a symmetrical tail. The upper jaw was longer than the lower jaw, ending in a toothless spike. Although it would have looked superficially similar to the present day gar, its closest living relative is actually the bowfin.
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  • fossil
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  • Bleeker, 1859
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  • Aspidorhynchus acustirostris
Species
  • A. acustirostris
Genus
  • Aspidorhynchus
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familia authority
  • Bleeker, 1859
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  • Aspidorhynchus was a slender, fast-swimming fish, long, with tooth-lined, elongated jaws. It also had heavy scales and a symmetrical tail. The upper jaw was longer than the lower jaw, ending in a toothless spike. Although it would have looked superficially similar to the present day gar, its closest living relative is actually the bowfin.
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