Ichthyotringa
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Ichthyotringa damoni, once referred to as Rhinellus damoni, is a Cretaceous
species of prehistoric fish
. I. damoni is characterized by a slender beak that accounts for a third of the fish's length.
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the...
species of prehistoric fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
. I. damoni is characterized by a slender beak that accounts for a third of the fish's length.