Atractosteus_grandei
Atractosteus grandei
Extinct species of fish
Atractosteus grandei is an extinct species of gar in the family Lepisosteidae. Remains have been found in Lower Paleogene sediments from North Dakota. A. grandei belonged to the genus Atractosteus which includes modern day species of gars such as the giant alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) and the tropical gar (Atractosteus tropicus).[1][2][3][4] It is named after paleontologist and ichthyologist Lance Grande.[1]