Palaeobalistum goedeli

Palaeobalistum goedeli is an extinct species of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the Cretaceous period.
Fossils of this species have been found in Lebanon in the sediments of the Cenomanian Age.

Description

Palaeobalistum goedeli can reach a length of about and a height of about. Body is laterally compressed with an almost circular outline and a large snout. Teeth are columnar and thick, indicating a durophagous existence, breaking shells and crustaceans.