Strongylosteus

Strongylosteus
Temporal range: Early Toarcian
Strongylosteus hindenburgi fossil, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: †Chondrosteiformes
Family: †Chondrosteidae
Genus: †Strongylosteus
Jaekel, 1929
Species:
†S. hindenburgi
Binomial name
†Strongylosteus hindenburgi
(Pompeckj, 1914)
Synonyms
  • †Chondrosteus hindenburgi Pompeckj, 1914

Strongylosteus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the early Toarcian age of the Early Jurassic epoch. Its type species is Strongylosteus hindenburgi (monotypy). It is related to modern sturgeon and paddlefish (Acipenseroidei).