Neomesturus

Neomesturus is an extinct genus of pycnodont tentatively assigned to the family Pycnodontidae from Morocco. Remains of the fish are only known from the Turonian assemblage of the Akrabou Formation with this material coming in the form of two isolated vomers with mostly complete to complete dental series. The dentition was similar with the Jurassic genus Mesturus, though these fish are not believed to be related, instead being a case of convergent evolution. The outer tooth rows of the fish possessed cutting edges which have been suggested to have been in service of a durophagous lifestyle. The assemblage that Neomesturus is from, referred to as the Goulmima assemblage, is known for its diverse assemblage of pelagic predators such as ichthyodectiforms and plesiosaurs. There is one species currently recognized: N. asflaensis.