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Aspidorhynchus is an extinct genus of predatory aspidorhynchiform from the Jurassic. Fossils have been found in Europe, Antarctica, and the Caribbean.
A slender-bodied fish, Aspidorhynchus had heavy scales and a symmetrical tail. It is famous for its pointy rostrum. It was a fast-swimming fish, too. Although it would've looked like the modern-day gars, it was not related to them because Aspidorhynchiformes is a separate order from the Lepisosteiformes.
Aspidorhynchus is a member of the family Aspidorhynchidae within the order Aspidorhynchiformes.
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