Monosmilus
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Monosmilus is an extinct genus of prehistoric anchovy relative. It contains a single species, M. chureloides from the Middle Eocene (Lutetian)-aged Domanda Formation of Punjab, Pakistan.
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Vinony files it under Anchovies, Eocene fish of Asia and Fossils of Pakistan.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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Monosmilus is an extinct genus of prehistoric anchovy relative. It contains a single species, M. chureloides from the Middle Eocene (Lutetian)-aged Domanda Formation of Punjab, Pakistan.
Monosmilus was a large, predatory stem group-anchovy that may have reached up to in length. Its most distinctive feature was a single, massive fang projecting downwards from vomerine region of the upper jaw. The genus name "Monosmilus" means "single knife" in Ancient Greek, referencing this fang, while the specific epithet "chureloides" references the Churel, a fanged, shapeshifting demon of Pakistani folklore.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Monosmilus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.