A REAPPRAISAL OF THE ITALIAN RECORD OF THE CRETACEOUS PACHYCORMID FISH <em>PROTOSPHYRAENA</em> LEIDY, 1857
The genus Protosphyraena is known mainly from partial remains, consisting of isolated blade-like teeth, conical rostra and scythe-like pectoral fins. This paper provides a new insight into partial specimens of the genus Protosphyraena from the Cretaceous of NE Italy, housed in historical collections...
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| description | The genus Protosphyraena is known mainly from partial remains, consisting of isolated blade-like teeth, conical rostra and scythe-like pectoral fins. This paper provides a new insight into partial specimens of the genus Protosphyraena from the Cretaceous of NE Italy, housed in historical collections from local paleontological museums and previously poorly known to the international scientific community. The specimens are referred to the species Protosphyraena ferox, based on the morphology of the pectoral fin. This attribution is consistent with the paleobiogeographic distribution and stratigraphic range of this taxon. The Italian material provides new information about the distribution in time and space of Protosphyraena, which is relatively poorly known despite being an iconic taxon. The Italian remains, although fragmentary, contribute to fill a gap in the central Tethys record of the genus, whose range probably extended worldwide, considering also the genus Australopachycormus and its profound (possibly congeneric) similarities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5211678cbede4b548755a78ead5453022023-08-02T00:14:01ZengMilano University PressRivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia0035-68832039-49422017-08-01123310.13130/2039-4942/90867801A REAPPRAISAL OF THE ITALIAN RECORD OF THE CRETACEOUS PACHYCORMID FISH <em>PROTOSPHYRAENA</em> LEIDY, 1857JACOPO AMALFITANOLUCA GIUSBERTIELIANA FORNACIARIGIORGIO CARNEVALEThe genus Protosphyraena is known mainly from partial remains, consisting of isolated blade-like teeth, conical rostra and scythe-like pectoral fins. This paper provides a new insight into partial specimens of the genus Protosphyraena from the Cretaceous of NE Italy, housed in historical collections from local paleontological museums and previously poorly known to the international scientific community. The specimens are referred to the species Protosphyraena ferox, based on the morphology of the pectoral fin. This attribution is consistent with the paleobiogeographic distribution and stratigraphic range of this taxon. The Italian material provides new information about the distribution in time and space of Protosphyraena, which is relatively poorly known despite being an iconic taxon. The Italian remains, although fragmentary, contribute to fill a gap in the central Tethys record of the genus, whose range probably extended worldwide, considering also the genus Australopachycormus and its profound (possibly congeneric) similarities.https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/9086Bony fishesPachycormiformesHistorical collectionsSouthern Europe. |
| spellingShingle | JACOPO AMALFITANO LUCA GIUSBERTI ELIANA FORNACIARI GIORGIO CARNEVALE A REAPPRAISAL OF THE ITALIAN RECORD OF THE CRETACEOUS PACHYCORMID FISH <em>PROTOSPHYRAENA</em> LEIDY, 1857 Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia Bony fishes Pachycormiformes Historical collections Southern Europe. |
| title | A REAPPRAISAL OF THE ITALIAN RECORD OF THE CRETACEOUS PACHYCORMID FISH <em>PROTOSPHYRAENA</em> LEIDY, 1857 |
| title_full | A REAPPRAISAL OF THE ITALIAN RECORD OF THE CRETACEOUS PACHYCORMID FISH <em>PROTOSPHYRAENA</em> LEIDY, 1857 |
| title_fullStr | A REAPPRAISAL OF THE ITALIAN RECORD OF THE CRETACEOUS PACHYCORMID FISH <em>PROTOSPHYRAENA</em> LEIDY, 1857 |
| title_full_unstemmed | A REAPPRAISAL OF THE ITALIAN RECORD OF THE CRETACEOUS PACHYCORMID FISH <em>PROTOSPHYRAENA</em> LEIDY, 1857 |
| title_short | A REAPPRAISAL OF THE ITALIAN RECORD OF THE CRETACEOUS PACHYCORMID FISH <em>PROTOSPHYRAENA</em> LEIDY, 1857 |
| title_sort | reappraisal of the italian record of the cretaceous pachycormid fish em protosphyraena em leidy 1857 |
| topic | Bony fishes Pachycormiformes Historical collections Southern Europe. |
| url | https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/9086 |
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