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Extinct genus of fishes
Saurodon (from Greek: σαῦρος saûros, 'lizard' and Greek: ὀδούς odoús 'tooth') is an extinct genus of ichthyodectiform fish from the Cretaceous.

Saurodon leanus is known to occur as early as the late Coniacian through the Santonian, in the Late Cretaceous. It was a large, predatory fish, with a length of more than 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in). S. elongatus from Calcari di Melissano had length only around 90 cm (35 in).

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