Osteology and relationships of Rhinopycnodus gabriellae gen. et sp. nov. (Pycnodontiformes) from the marine Late Cretaceous of Lebanon
- The osteology of Rhinopycnodus gabriellae gen. and sp. nov., a pycnodontiform fish from the marine Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) of Lebanon, is studied in detail. This new fossil genus belongs to the family Pycnodontidae, as shown by the presence of a posterior brush-like process on its parietal. Its long and broad premaxilla, bearing one short and very broad tooth is the principal autapomorphy of this fish. Within the phylogeny of Pycnodontidae, Rhinopycnodus occupies an intermediate position between Ocloedus and Tepexichthys.
Author: | Louis Taverne, Luigi Capasso |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-327704 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2013.67 |
Parent Title (English): | European journal of taxonomy : 67 |
Series (Serial Number): | European journal of taxonomy : EJT (67) |
Publisher: | Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle |
Place of publication: | Paris |
Document Type: | Part of Periodical |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2014/01/07 |
Date of first Publication: | 2013/12/04 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Release Date: | 2014/01/07 |
Tag: | Cretaceous; Lebanon; Pycnodontidae; Rhinopycnodus gabriellae gen. et sp. nov.; osteology; relationships |
Page Number: | 14 |
HeBIS-PPN: | 362710627 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 56 Fossilien, Paläontologie / 560 Paläontologie; Paläozoologie |
Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - Namensnennung 3.0 |