Dinelops

Dinelops ("terrible Elops") is an extinct genus of marine ray-finned fish from the Late Cretaceous.^[1] It contains a single species, D. ornatus, from the Cenomanian of England (English Chalk).^[2] It was initially and often continues to be classified (alongside Osmeroides) in the Osmeroididae, a family of extinct elopomorph fish that are placed in either the Albuliformes or Elopiformes.^[3][4] However, other studies place Osmeroides in the Albuliformes and Dinelops in the Elopiformes.^[5][6]

Dinelops Temporal range: Middle Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Elopiformes
Genus:	†Dinelops Woodward, 1907
Species:	†D. ornatus
Binomial name
†Dinelops ornatus Woodward, 1907

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish