Corusichthys megacephalus is an extinct pycnodontiform that lived during the lower Cenomanian of what is now Lebanon.[1] C. megacephalus is known from a 34 mm long fossil. It had plates arranged like a helmet around its head, and had a massive, triangular spine on its dorsal side. C. megacephalus is closely related the genera Trewavasia and Hensodon, as well as Coccodus.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Pycnodontiformes |
| Family: | †Coccodontidae |
| Genus: | †Corusichthys Taverne & Capasso, 2014 |
| Species: | †C. megacephalus
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| †Corusichthys megacephalus Taverne & Capasso, 2014
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See also
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References
edit- ^ a b L. Taverne; L. Capasso (2014). "Ostéologie et phylogénie des Coccodontidae, une famille remarquable de poissons Pycnodontiformes du Crétacé supérieur marin du Liban, avec la description de deux nouveaux genres". Palaeontos. 25. Archived from the original on 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
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