Description
Tepexichthys aranguthyorumgen
Upper Cretaceous (Albian)
Tlayua Formation
Tlayua quarries, near Tepexi de Rodriguez, Puebla
Mexico
Pycnodonts were an extinct group of ray-finned fishes recognized for their deep, disk-shaped bodies and powerful crushing teeth. Tepexichthys aranguthyorum is considered one of the more distinctive members of this group because of its highly compressed body shape and specialized jaw structure.
216mm pycnodont fish on 288mm slab
